H. Steven Moffic, MD

We thought it may be useful to have a frequent, but temporary (hopefully very temporary), series of brief pieces on the psychological aspects of the news, along with the occasional longer reflection pieces and podcasts.

We are privileged to hear and are trusted with our patients' darkest secrets. Our availability for whatever is needed that is not addressed in the rest of medicine makes us invaluable to society, and this will undoubtedly be the case in the 2020s.

Because climate instability is a global challenge, America and Australia, on different sides of the world, can model how global partnerships can work.

The passing of some elder psychiatrists in the past year demonstrate that love-and psychiatry and psychiatrists-can be “many splendored things,” as the song goes. Here are some models to prove that point.

It is a new year, an election year, with impeachment looming and the Iranian conflict-funnily enough, this book is not about the President of the United States. It's all about cults.

There is too much to learn from extreme behaviors, including those of psychiatrists.

Environmental factors in addition to climate change-air pollution, toxins, noise-seem to have detrimental psychological repercussions.

We may have strong (psychological) bones, but they are still susceptible to stress fractures. Face the new year armed with these guidelines on combatting symptoms of burnout, written by an expert in the field.

How we respond to political issues in society is the quintessential ethical challenge mental health clinicians face today. Should psychiatrists set aside diagnosis of public figures amidst sweeping changes in the United States?

Let us honor him by discussing his work and helping to bring it even further along. Carl Bell, MD, in memoriam.

A climate change and mental health pioneer goes down memory lane with the Times.

Psychiatrists' knowledge about how the mind works may be the “secret ingredient” to help reduce burnout in other physicians.

Our ethical priorities must include the care of our colleagues as well as our patients of backgrounds subject to hate and discrimination.

Few professional interactions create more anxiety, worry, and deep concern than telling someone unpleasant and painful news. Without a supportive environment, such conversations can enhance the chances of burnout.

As physicians, the risk of being sued is one of our greatest concerns.

It is winter in America. Perhaps it is fitting, then, that we have a psychiatrist’s self-disclosure that might give you the chills.

Professionals in our fields are even more reluctant than the general public to seek mental health care because of stigma and negative career consequences. Here are 10 ways to address mental "unwellness."

Why do we, the experts in understanding the mind, have so much difficulty in addressing and improving our own mental health? Dr Moffic introduces our Portrait of a Psychiatrist series.

As we approach the end of the year, our collection of eulogies remind us of life's fragile nature.

Many psychiatrists seem to feel that we lack the skill and knowledge to address social issues. What do you think?

In psychiatry, a “prosumer” is a mental health professional who has personally experienced mental illness. The prosumer can self-disclose that connection or not-Frederick Frese, PhD self-disclosed often, loudly, and clearly.

Like the song New York, New York, if we can succeed in reducing suicide in physicians, we can do it anywhere.

Upon Charles Krauthammer's death, his friend George F. Will wrote that when asked about how he became a columnist, he remarked, "First, you go to medical school.”

A tribute to the life and work of psychiatrist Walter Weintraub, MD.

A month ago, we opened a poll about the Goldwater Rule and its controversy regarding the mental status of President Donald Trump. Here's what we found.

The loss of our psychiatrist colleagues reminds us to appreciate them while they are alive.

How many of you support the APA position on the Goldwater Rule? Let us know in this poll.

In addition to the indirect positive effect that Dr. King had on the self-esteem of so many, he implicitly connected his work to psychiatry. Who better to associate MLK's vision of “Beloved Community” than psychiatrist Phyllis Harrison-Ross?

Psychiatrists who have died in 2017-even those who posed a challenge--deserve to be remembered.

Here's a model that can stimulate psychiatrists to understand and address denial of global warming, the cognitive dissonance and guilt of our own responsibility, and the role of resilience in adapting to environmental changes.