SPOTLIGHT -
Free Speech and Therapeutic Speech
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me…
America and Psychiatry as Fields of Dreams
“Build it, and he will come.”
The Positive Psychiatry Baseball Hug of Sportsmanship Seen Around the World
A Little League World Series player just showed the world what sportsmanship should look like.
Going Into the Woods with Child Psychiatry
Psychiatry is in the woods…
SPIRIT (Social Psychiatry Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) Voices Some Current Concerns
All these events that occurred over the weekend bear social psychiatric weight.
The Dog and Doggone Days of Summer
Here’s why we need to better prepare for the doggone days of summer.
Oedipus Rex and the Capitol Crime
The ages-old father son conflict continues—but in a different, modern light.
The Wizard of Oz and The Walk-Off of the Medical Students
Medical students are just now starting their yellow brick road journey…
The Stories That We in Psychiatry Have to Tell
Does being a good storyteller make you a better clinician?
Buyers Beware in Alzheimer Disease Neuroscience
Is our research about Alzheimer disease wrong?
The Violinist Joshua Bell and the Goldwater Rule: The Psychological Power of Context
Would you recognize one of the greatest musicians in a subway station?
That’s What Friends Are Psychologically For!
You’ve got a friend in me…
President Biden Tests Positive for COVID and Baseball Drops the Ball
Here’s why vaccination remains important.
A Recipe for Leadership
What ingredients make a good leader?
The Values and Ethics of Leadership
Leaders codes of ethics: how are they similar and different?
When Will We Have A Webb Telescope to Learn More About Our Inner Space of the Brain?
We keep looking to the stars, but should we be looking inside instead?
Humor in Leadership
Laughter may be one of the best medicines in psychiatry and in leadership—if used correctly.
Leadership Styles
Exploring leadership styles... and pondering which is needed most in psychiatry.
The Positive Psychiatry of CBS Sunday Morning
With so much negativity in the mass media, stories showcasing the best in humanity can help us see the good in life.
Leadership in Crisis
The world’s leaders are in crisis. What can we do?
The Highland Park Mass Shooting: Sometimes You Just Want to be Proven Wrong
It is time to stop denying this lethal reality…
Firearms and Fireworks on the Fourth of July
Following the Highland Park shooting, on a day meant for celebration, proves we need action now more than ever.
Lessons Learned by a Psychiatrist From His So-Called Retirement
How’s retirement going? Well…
To Mask or Not to Mask on Broadway: With a Break in the 1/6 Hearings, That is Still a Question
To mask or not to mask? What do you think?
Taking Pride in Pride Day
Pride might be bittersweet this year…
It’s PTSD Awareness Day: Be Aware!
Today is PTSD Awareness Day!
Would I Do the Same Approving of Abortions for Psychiatric Reasons as I Did 50 Years Ago?
Roe v. Wade has been overturned. How will this affect the mental health of both mothers and fetuses?
Trauma, Conspiracy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Congressional 1/6 Hearings
“Our country needs the psychological healing of our increasing divisiveness and conflicts…”
9 Mental Health Benefits of Title IX for Women on its 50th Anniversary
How does Title IX benefit women?
The Moffic Plan: A Not-So-Modest National Mental Health Recovery Program
How can we address our national mental health crisis?