Wars and the Atomic Risks

This video series is taking a short break while Dr Moffic travels. For now, enjoy the rerun of this video with updated commentary.

Last year’s focus on war in this video from a year ago is just another social psychiatric risk that has been escalating. Yes, the 2 major wars have still been ongoing. Russian attacks on Ukraine have been increasing and cease fire in the Middle East is still elusive, although perhaps the attack by the United States has at least temporarily reduced the nuclear risk from Iran. Russia still presents a nuclear risk.

One could also say that there is now a sort of war within our country, as our government is making military raids and lock-ups of certain immigrants. Although there have been “no boots on the ground” of our military in the international wars, we have them on the ground here.

We still need a peace caucus in the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr Moffic is an award-winning psychiatrist who specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry and is now in retirement and retirement as a private pro bono community psychiatrist. A prolific writer and speaker, he has done a weekday column titled “Psychiatric Views on the Daily News” and a weekly video, “Psychiatry & Society,” since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. He was chosen to receive the 2024 Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award from the American Association for Social Psychiatry. Previously, he received the Administrative Award in 2016 from the American Psychiatric Association, the one-time designation of being a Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Speaker of the Assembly of the APA in 2002, and the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in 1991. He presented the third Rabbi Jeffrey B. Stiffman lecture at Congregation Shaare Emeth in St. Louis on Sunday, May 19, 2024. He is an advocate and activist for mental health issues related to climate instability, physician burnout, and xenophobia. He is now editing the final book in a 4-volume series on religions and psychiatry for Springer: Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, Christianity, and now The Eastern Religions, and Spirituality. He serves on the Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times.