SPOTLIGHT -
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.
There Is a Little Something to Be Fired Up About Physician Burnout
Is physician burnout slowing down?
It Can Be Therapeutic: Doctors and Football Players Who Also Cry
The therapeutic nature of crying, in all professions…
The Positive Social Psychiatry Aspects of the Super Bowl
Did you watch the Super Bowl?
Transphobia and Discrimination: Transgender Athletes
The current controversy: whether individuals who have transitioned physically and hormonally from a male gender identity to a female gender identity have an undue and significant advantage in sports.
How to Develop Our Compassion Muscles: A Follow-Up
Recent data indicates a decline in compassion.
February: A Month of Diverse Love
What does Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Groundhog Day, the Super Bowl, Snoop Dog, Tom Brady, psychiatry, and Ramadan all have in common?
Psychiatry as Courageous Social Watchdogs
How are Dr Moffic’s social psychiatric resolutions doing? Let’s check in.
Beside Suicide and Homicide, We Have the Challenge of Ecocide and Genocide
Psychiatry may often encounter suicide and homicide, but what is its relationship with ecocide and genocide?
It Is 89 Seconds to Midnight on the Doomsday Clock!
The clock is ticking…
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?
