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Today is the New Year for the Tamil People and Jewish Passover!
What new possibilities for unification can emerge?
Holding on to Mental Health in a Time of Being Unmoored, With Siblings Day and Passover!
In this time of crisis, it can be easy to feel unmoored. Here are a few celebrations to help keep us grounded.
A Physician Ethics Oath for Our Times
Here is an updated ethical oath geared for our time.
Lorazepam and the White Lotus in our Tariff Times
Are TV shows educating the public about psychiatric medications?
Join This Club for Mental Health
This club offers educational opportunities for all involved.
Foreword on the Ethical Way Forward? The 2025 Update of Opinions of the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association
The Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association has released its 2025 edition of their opinions on the principles of medical ethics. What is our ethical way forward?
Some Foolish Psychiatric Diagnoses
This variable use of official and unofficial psychiatric diagnoses for political reasons leaves us with a conundrum…
Standing Up Against Hate: Let’s Be Foolish
Here’s how we can best stand up to hatred…
It Was National Doctors’ Day and a Top Vaccine Expert Resigned
Yesterday marked a somber National Doctors’ Day…
Madness and Sports: Enjoy the Game, But Control the Gaming
Is the real March madness gambling?
Whither Psychiatry?
Is psychiatry up to the challenge of protecting social well-being?
In Memoriam: Eulogies for the Essential Supporters of Psychiatry
Remembering a psychiatrist and an activist…
Entering Psychiatry in This New Era: Existential Questions
Residents and early career psychiatrists are concerned about the state of psychiatry.
The Space Station as a Model for Intercultural Cooperation
Can cooperation in space have any implications for better cultural cooperation on earth?
How Not to Mourn COVID-19
As we celebrate the anniversary of COVID-19, let’s examine what meaning the pandemic brought to our lives.
Our Ethical Responsibilities to Each Other
Are these the times that try psychiatrists’ souls?
Would You Protest for Mental Health and Sex?
These words related to psychiatry are officially being banned.
It Is What We Do With Empathy That Counts!
Do we need to be saved from empathy, as Elon Musk suggests?
Much More on International Women’s Day
Here is a message to the women all over the world who need uplifting.
A Tale of 2 Saturdays: Andrew Cuomo’s Candidacy and International Women’s Day
More power and action are needed for women—now more than ever.
8 Psychiatric Perspectives on Political Participation
The revolution has been televised. Check out these 8 psychiatric perspectives on the current state of politics.
In Memoriam: Eulogies for Psychiatrists and Successful Work-Life Balance
Remembering 2 psychiatrists who emphasized the importance of work-life balance…
In Memoriam: Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, A Model of Black Mental Health
Remembering Alvin F. Poussaint, MD…
The Child Colossus: A Poem After “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus on our Statue of Liberty
"Connect me to all children, Under undue distress all ‘round the world, Shaping the future of our warring lands..."
Crying About Physician Suicidology
At least 300 to 400 physicians a year die by suicide in the United States. Learn more about the latest statistics.
Our Statue of Liberty Is Crying
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…”
Our Real Child Psychiatry Challenges
"Make America Healthy Again” has taken a jab at psychiatry.
The Valentine’s Day Job Losses: Repercussions for Mental Health
Massive federal layoffs: how will this impact mental health?
From Valentine’s Day to Presidents’ Day: An Avalanche of Mental Health Concerns
What are the current, emerging mental health concerns?
Loving the Environment and Psychiatry on Valentine’s Day
Today, let’s be loving to the environment and each other.
