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What Time Is It (On the Doomsday Clock)?
Let’s set the clock on Doomsday.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Hostage Exchange, and the Red Cross
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Social Psychiatric News Year’s Resolutions #5: Solving our Wicked Problems Dialectically
When wicked problems arise, can we defy gravity?
Social Psychiatric New Years Resolution #4: Preventing Rotting Brains
How can we prevent brain rot?
Psychiatric Inaugurations
Comparing the inaugural oath and the Hippocratic oath…
It’s Time to Flex Our Compassion Muscles
A new report honoring Mohammad Ali and his compassion reminds us of our role in compassionate behaviors.
Peace and Conflict Resolution in Our American Psychiatric Association and the Mideast
How can the field of psychiatry support the peace process in the APA and beyond?
In Memoriam: Peter Fenwick, MD, A Pioneer in Near-Death Experiences Passes Away
Celebrating the life of a psychiatrist fascinated with death.
Social Psychiatric New Year Resolution #3: Overcoming the Loss of Who We Are, Were, and Would Be
The LA fires demonstrate the incredibly difficult process of loss and grieving past selves…
Social Psychiatric New Year Resolution #2: Stopping the Climate Bombs
What actions can mental health clinicians take to reduce climate instability?
The Winner of the Chrismukkah Contest for Peace: Kenneth Fung, MD
The winner of the Chrismukkah essay contest is…
Social Psychiatric New Year Resolution #1: Stopping Dr. Strangelove
Nuclear war capability: why we should be worried psychiatrically.
Preparing for a Socially Scary New Year and What We Can Do About It
How much fear is too much?
A Chrismukkah Essay Contest for Psychiatrists
Essay contest winners will be announced on January 6th.
A Psychiatrist in Germany Conveys That We Are Not Immune to Major Harming, But Gratefully That Is the Very Rare Exception
The harmful psychiatrists… who are they?
What I Didn’t Psychiatrically Understand in 2024. Did You?
Questions before the New Year…
In Memoriam: Psychiatrists Devoted to Child Mental Health
Remembering child psychiatrists…
Holiday Blues, Oohs, and Bad News
What are the psychological challenges of this upcoming holiday season?
Heroes and Villains
Top stories from the weekend highlighted heroes and villains and underlined the need to address mental health.
Gratitude for Taylor Swift
A psychiatrist becomes a Swiftie after exploring the positive psychiatric attributes from her music.
Headline Psychiatric Views on the Weekend’s News: Pearl Harbor, Rebellions, Notre-Dame, and Wicked
Psychiatric reflections on this weekend's news.
Managed Care and the Manhunt for a Murderer
Is the sobering news a wake-up call for managed care?
Serving or Empowering in Psychiatry
As a clinician, do you serve or empower your patients?
Gratitude as a Rhyming Attitude
On Giving Tuesday, let’s examine gratitude.
Giving Psychiatric Thanks to Our Surgeon General
Vivek Murthy, during his tenure as surgeon general, has stressed the importance of mental health.
Thanks to the 36+ Righteous People
Who are the most righteous people in the world?
The Return of Zorro and Sorro
Do we need a hero like Zorro now more than ever?
Hineni: Looking for the Healers and Healing in Our Presidential Transition
We are always ready for individual patient care. Can we also be ready for social psychiatric care?
A Second Coming: Leonard Cohen on Real and False Religion in Dark Times
There has been a general increase in mental disorders and disturbances on all political and religious sides over years.
Paradoxical Therapy and Politics
Can paradoxical psychotherapy help us face our fears when it comes to society?
