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May 10th 2024
H. Steven Moffic, MD, received the Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award at the 2024 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Here’s what he spoke about during his acceptance.
May 8th 2024
H. Steven Moffic, MD: winner of the Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting.
May 7th 2024
Psychiatrists, by maintaining active social media pages, can promote positivity and establish themselves.
April 30th 2024
It’s time to center homelessness in the conversation around mental health.
April 29th 2024
How do the current student protests compare with that of the late 60s?
The Importance of Psychosocial Stress Explored at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting
How do social stressors contribute to patient symptoms?
Physicians Point to SDOH as Area of Improvement for Health Care
8 in 10 physicians believe the United States cannot improve health outcomes or reduce health care costs without addressing social factors that affect patient health.
Possible Psychiatric Solutions to Reduce Harmful Hate After the Buffalo Killings
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.
Aging, Ageism, and the Attitude of Youth
Is the United States ageist?
Upon the Shores of Social Construction
Sami Timimi, MD, shares his thoughts on alienation and ADHD, and what role current systems of mental health play.
No Foolin’! There’s at Least 100 Social Psychiatric Problems
Happy April Fool’s Day!
The Oscars Ceremony Needs to be Reviewed Too
Is the infamous slap from the Oscars an example of systemic violence?
“My Life Today is Wonderful. I Believe that I Am Needed.”
Reflections from the Russo-Ukrainian war and the importance of being needed.
If Looks Could Kill
How the fetishization of Black bodies and the weaponization of European beauty standards are used against Black women in sport.
A Tale of Thanatos and Two Invasions
Is our destructiveness our own undoing?
Psychiatry and the Psychodynamics of Societal Paranoia
Can psychiatry play a constructive role in understanding societies where conspiracy theories flourish?
Fighting Frontal Fatigue
New book explores the effects of modern life and technology on mental illness.
The Social Psychiatric Importance of the 2022 Presidents Day for the USA and Our APA
Presidents Day may be a good signifier of the changing times.
Putting the New Framework into Practice
Evaluating a new framework for evaluating undue influence and its implications for elder abuse and human trafficking cases.
The Lost Art of Empathy
Empathy has been declining worldwide. How can we bring it back to society?
Malingering as a Maladaptive Pattern of Survival During the Pandemic
Malingering is a common challenge for emergency department clinicians, particularly during the pandemic. Here are 3 cases of COVID-19–induced malingering.
Happy Valentine's Day!
This Valentine's Day, we've got you covered...
A New Framework: Exploring Efficacy
How can we more effectively evaluate undue influence? Here are methodologies and findings for research into a new framework that may help victims of undue influence find justice.
Self-Forgiveness: A Step Closer to Healing
Healing our relationships, and ourselves, through acts of self-care, compassion, and grace.
Responding to Authoritarian Cults and Extreme Exploitations: A New Framework to Evaluate Undue Influence
How can we evaluate undue influence to get justice for victims of cults and other exploitation situations?
Mass Formation Psychosis and the Need for a DSM of Social Psychopathologies
Are social psychiatric problems the responsibility of psychiatrists? Governments? Laws? Sociologists?
Social Psychiatric Lessons Learned and Relearned in the Aftermath of the Synagogue Hostage Crisis
With hate on the rise once more, remember these 10 conclusions.
Radical Hope for the Social Determinants of Mental Health
West Side Story: entertaining, but also telling.
The B Sides and the Importance of Honesty
Don't hide the B sides of life.
We Refuse to Hate
The recent hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas in indicative of a larger underlying problem.
January 17th, 2022: A Day of Great Social Psychiatric Implications
Several important events, all in 1 day.
More Than Money
It might be a token, but it says—and means—a lot...
New Northwestern Student Studio Lab Focuses on Mental Health Portrayals in Media
The new Studio Lab at Northwestern University School of Communication aims to fight stigma by providing positive depictions of mental health in media.
This Is the Water: The Social Determinants of Mental Health and the Future of Psychiatry
Here's why we need more effective training, practice, and advocacy regarding the social determinants of mental health.
The Lehman Trilogy, Paper & Glue, and the Clinical Question: Does It Take One to Know One?
Does it sometimes take distance to better understand one another?
Social Behavior
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May 10th 2024
H. Steven Moffic, MD, received the Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award at the 2024 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Here’s what he spoke about during his acceptance.
May 8th 2024
H. Steven Moffic, MD: winner of the Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting.
May 7th 2024
Psychiatrists, by maintaining active social media pages, can promote positivity and establish themselves.
April 30th 2024
It’s time to center homelessness in the conversation around mental health.
April 29th 2024
How do the current student protests compare with that of the late 60s?
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The Importance of Psychosocial Stress Explored at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting
How do social stressors contribute to patient symptoms?
Physicians Point to SDOH as Area of Improvement for Health Care
8 in 10 physicians believe the United States cannot improve health outcomes or reduce health care costs without addressing social factors that affect patient health.
Possible Psychiatric Solutions to Reduce Harmful Hate After the Buffalo Killings
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.
Aging, Ageism, and the Attitude of Youth
Is the United States ageist?
Upon the Shores of Social Construction
Sami Timimi, MD, shares his thoughts on alienation and ADHD, and what role current systems of mental health play.
No Foolin’! There’s at Least 100 Social Psychiatric Problems
Happy April Fool’s Day!
The Oscars Ceremony Needs to be Reviewed Too
Is the infamous slap from the Oscars an example of systemic violence?
“My Life Today is Wonderful. I Believe that I Am Needed.”
Reflections from the Russo-Ukrainian war and the importance of being needed.
If Looks Could Kill
How the fetishization of Black bodies and the weaponization of European beauty standards are used against Black women in sport.
A Tale of Thanatos and Two Invasions
Is our destructiveness our own undoing?
Psychiatry and the Psychodynamics of Societal Paranoia
Can psychiatry play a constructive role in understanding societies where conspiracy theories flourish?
Fighting Frontal Fatigue
New book explores the effects of modern life and technology on mental illness.
The Social Psychiatric Importance of the 2022 Presidents Day for the USA and Our APA
Presidents Day may be a good signifier of the changing times.
Putting the New Framework into Practice
Evaluating a new framework for evaluating undue influence and its implications for elder abuse and human trafficking cases.
The Lost Art of Empathy
Empathy has been declining worldwide. How can we bring it back to society?
Malingering as a Maladaptive Pattern of Survival During the Pandemic
Malingering is a common challenge for emergency department clinicians, particularly during the pandemic. Here are 3 cases of COVID-19–induced malingering.
Happy Valentine's Day!
February 14th 2022This Valentine's Day, we've got you covered...
A New Framework: Exploring Efficacy
How can we more effectively evaluate undue influence? Here are methodologies and findings for research into a new framework that may help victims of undue influence find justice.
Self-Forgiveness: A Step Closer to Healing
Healing our relationships, and ourselves, through acts of self-care, compassion, and grace.
Responding to Authoritarian Cults and Extreme Exploitations: A New Framework to Evaluate Undue Influence
How can we evaluate undue influence to get justice for victims of cults and other exploitation situations?
Mass Formation Psychosis and the Need for a DSM of Social Psychopathologies
Are social psychiatric problems the responsibility of psychiatrists? Governments? Laws? Sociologists?
Social Psychiatric Lessons Learned and Relearned in the Aftermath of the Synagogue Hostage Crisis
With hate on the rise once more, remember these 10 conclusions.
Radical Hope for the Social Determinants of Mental Health
West Side Story: entertaining, but also telling.
The B Sides and the Importance of Honesty
Don't hide the B sides of life.
We Refuse to Hate
The recent hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas in indicative of a larger underlying problem.
January 17th, 2022: A Day of Great Social Psychiatric Implications
Several important events, all in 1 day.
More Than Money
It might be a token, but it says—and means—a lot...
New Northwestern Student Studio Lab Focuses on Mental Health Portrayals in Media
The new Studio Lab at Northwestern University School of Communication aims to fight stigma by providing positive depictions of mental health in media.
This Is the Water: The Social Determinants of Mental Health and the Future of Psychiatry
Here's why we need more effective training, practice, and advocacy regarding the social determinants of mental health.
The Lehman Trilogy, Paper & Glue, and the Clinical Question: Does It Take One to Know One?
Does it sometimes take distance to better understand one another?