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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?
When We’re Smiling
“When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you…”
What About Love and the Golden Rule, the Platinum Rule, and the Walrus Rule
Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you: words that are more important than ever.
Dune and the Second Coming of Psychedelics in the United States
What does the movie Dune say about our society’s current relationship with psychedelics?
Is Video Game Addiction a Disorder?
Is gaming dangerous? A study found 10% of video game players exhibited pathological behavior.
To Mandate or Not to Mandate Vaccination? That is a Social Psychiatric Question
Getting vaccinated and wearing a mask: the ethical way.
Tourette’s or Mass Sociogenic Illness? You Decide
According to German researchers, YouTube and other online platforms could induce a “mass social media-induced illness.”
Reducing Islamophobia Through Apology and Afghan Resettlement Support
These 2 developments should help counter any potential rising Islamophobia.
Stopping Our Intergenerational Transmission of War Humiliation
Hubris, humiliation, and revenge: the downfall of societies.
Your Mantra for the New Year: An Epilogue
What's your personal mantra?
9/11 20th Anniversary: COVID-19 Endgame
How has human behavior been affected by the tragedy of 9/11 and the recent trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Tackling Reentry Anxiety: Strategies for Coping
What are some ways to overcome anxieties about returning to "normal"?
Media & Mental Health: The Need for More Credible Information
Has the media’s obsession with the COVID-19 pandemic put global mental health at risk?
Reconceptualizing Hispanics in America: From Reading Stark Statistics to Confronting Racial and Ethnic Trauma
Understanding a patient's sociocultural background will have an important effect on treatment, especially for Hispanic patients.
What's in a Nickname? The Cleveland Indians To Become the Cleveland Guardians
Guardians: people who watch out for and care for one another.
Jaws And Cinematic Neurosis That Persists
A 17-year-old girl starts panicking about sharks thousands of miles from the ocean. Did a movie cause her fear?
Study Shows Pandemic Resulted in Increases in Intimate Partner Aggression
First of its kind study found aggression in US couples saw a 6- to 8-fold increase during the pandemic.
The Case for Psychiatric Reparations
A diverse group of psychiatrists elaborates on the difficult conversation surrounding reparations, and why our society needs to pay attention.
Defeating the Pandemic: The Necessity of Vaccination Mandates
Our country’s mental health depends on defeating this pandemic. The key to victory? Vaccine mandates.
Anti-Vaxxers and Water Witches: Mistrust of Science and the Limits of Reason
How can you reason with someone who is determined to believe misinformation? One doctor shares his reflections.
Faith Communities and the Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth
Culturally Sensitive Care
Traditional mental health approaches may not meet the needs of a culturally diverse community...
Going Alone: How COVID-19 and Racism Are Exposing Gaps in AAPI Mental Health Care
The wave of anti-Asian sentiment has exposed flaws in the health care system. What can psychiatry do to help?
Summertime and Living Easier (At Least for Some)
This week, let's focus on the positive.
From Conflict to Peace in 3 Days: Juneteenth, Refugees, Yoga, and Our Fathers
How are events from last week tied together?
Modern Medieval Artist
"While I watch the artist paint, I imagine him in the time of plague..."
War—What Is It Good For? Perhaps Modern Psychopharmacology
Sometimes the war represented more of a hiatus in ongoing research, which was later resumed. In other cases, it led to displacement or imprisonment.
10 Archetypes of Fatherhood in Films
Which father figure are you?
What I Learned at my 50th Medical School Reunion
The way were were back then, the way we are now, and maybe how we will be...
Bridging the LGBTQI Gap in Care: Why Psychiatrists Need To Do More To Treat These At-Risk Communities
The uneasy relationship between psychiatry and the LGBTQI continues to evolve. How can it be influenced for the better?
What Is an SGM Community?
What terms are used to describe SGM and LGBTQ+ identities?
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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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When We’re Smiling
“When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you…”
What About Love and the Golden Rule, the Platinum Rule, and the Walrus Rule
Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you: words that are more important than ever.
Dune and the Second Coming of Psychedelics in the United States
What does the movie Dune say about our society’s current relationship with psychedelics?
Is Video Game Addiction a Disorder?
Is gaming dangerous? A study found 10% of video game players exhibited pathological behavior.
To Mandate or Not to Mandate Vaccination? That is a Social Psychiatric Question
Getting vaccinated and wearing a mask: the ethical way.
Tourette’s or Mass Sociogenic Illness? You Decide
According to German researchers, YouTube and other online platforms could induce a “mass social media-induced illness.”
Reducing Islamophobia Through Apology and Afghan Resettlement Support
These 2 developments should help counter any potential rising Islamophobia.
Stopping Our Intergenerational Transmission of War Humiliation
Hubris, humiliation, and revenge: the downfall of societies.
Your Mantra for the New Year: An Epilogue
What's your personal mantra?
9/11 20th Anniversary: COVID-19 Endgame
How has human behavior been affected by the tragedy of 9/11 and the recent trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Tackling Reentry Anxiety: Strategies for Coping
What are some ways to overcome anxieties about returning to "normal"?
Media & Mental Health: The Need for More Credible Information
Has the media’s obsession with the COVID-19 pandemic put global mental health at risk?
Reconceptualizing Hispanics in America: From Reading Stark Statistics to Confronting Racial and Ethnic Trauma
Understanding a patient's sociocultural background will have an important effect on treatment, especially for Hispanic patients.
What's in a Nickname? The Cleveland Indians To Become the Cleveland Guardians
Guardians: people who watch out for and care for one another.
Jaws And Cinematic Neurosis That Persists
A 17-year-old girl starts panicking about sharks thousands of miles from the ocean. Did a movie cause her fear?
Study Shows Pandemic Resulted in Increases in Intimate Partner Aggression
First of its kind study found aggression in US couples saw a 6- to 8-fold increase during the pandemic.
The Case for Psychiatric Reparations
A diverse group of psychiatrists elaborates on the difficult conversation surrounding reparations, and why our society needs to pay attention.
Defeating the Pandemic: The Necessity of Vaccination Mandates
Our country’s mental health depends on defeating this pandemic. The key to victory? Vaccine mandates.
Anti-Vaxxers and Water Witches: Mistrust of Science and the Limits of Reason
How can you reason with someone who is determined to believe misinformation? One doctor shares his reflections.
Faith Communities and the Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth
Culturally Sensitive Care
Traditional mental health approaches may not meet the needs of a culturally diverse community...
Going Alone: How COVID-19 and Racism Are Exposing Gaps in AAPI Mental Health Care
The wave of anti-Asian sentiment has exposed flaws in the health care system. What can psychiatry do to help?
Summertime and Living Easier (At Least for Some)
This week, let's focus on the positive.
From Conflict to Peace in 3 Days: Juneteenth, Refugees, Yoga, and Our Fathers
How are events from last week tied together?
Modern Medieval Artist
"While I watch the artist paint, I imagine him in the time of plague..."
War—What Is It Good For? Perhaps Modern Psychopharmacology
Sometimes the war represented more of a hiatus in ongoing research, which was later resumed. In other cases, it led to displacement or imprisonment.
10 Archetypes of Fatherhood in Films
Which father figure are you?
What I Learned at my 50th Medical School Reunion
The way were were back then, the way we are now, and maybe how we will be...
Bridging the LGBTQI Gap in Care: Why Psychiatrists Need To Do More To Treat These At-Risk Communities
The uneasy relationship between psychiatry and the LGBTQI continues to evolve. How can it be influenced for the better?
What Is an SGM Community?
What terms are used to describe SGM and LGBTQ+ identities?