SPOTLIGHT -
Social Psychiatric Lessons Learned and Relearned in the Aftermath of the Synagogue Hostage Crisis
With hate on the rise once more, remember these 10 conclusions.
The Psychiatrist That the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooter Did Not Shoot
Does prior trauma build resilience?
Our Words of the Year 2021, and What They May Be Telling Us
Your words of 2021 are gathered. How did others describe the past pandemic year?
January 17th, 2022: A Day of Great Social Psychiatric Implications
Several important events, all in 1 day.
Ethical and Moral Rationing Decisions in Medicine, Psychiatry, and the Pandemic
Rationing of crucial materials during the pandemic, like masks and vaccines, has become a matter of life and death.
My Word of the Year for 2021 is Instability. What’s Yours?
What word best describes 2021 for you?
Should Medical Doctors Ever Go on Strike in the United States?
As rising health care needs meet inadequate resources and overstressed physicians, is a strike necessary?
Soul Searching on the Anniversary of our Capitol Conflict
Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the conflict at the Capitol. What psychiatric trauma did this event leave in its wake?
The Lehman Trilogy, Paper & Glue, and the Clinical Question: Does It Take One to Know One?
Does it sometimes take distance to better understand one another?
Start the New Year with Empathic Action, Like the New Mayor of New York
The new Mayor of New York is looking for a very specific skill in his appointees: empathy.
The People Spoke, or Did They? TIME Readers’ Person of the Year
We know who the TIME editors picked for Person of the Year, but what about the readers?
Psychiatry and TIME’S People of the Year
TIME’s People of the Year have closer ties to mental health than you think.
Facts, Truth, and Trust in Journalism and Psychiatry
In psychiatry, as in journalism, truth, facts, and trust go hand in hand.
Lessons Learned From a Milwaukee Windstorm
Humility and gratitude are among the lessons learned by this psychiatrist...
Follow-Up on Milwaukee Windstorm Today
A change in the wind…
A Live Report on Climate Instability in Milwaukee
High winds and high anxiety—one doctor’s concerns about climate change feel justified.
Psychiatrists and Other People of the Year
Why don’t psychiatrists and mental health professionals ever seem to win People of the Year awards?
A Psychiatric SOS: Imaginable Tornadoes, Comets, and Climate Instability
Thanks to climate change, weather disasters are neither unimaginable nor unbelievable.
Seeking Our Better and Braver Angels
The healing process of Braver Angels: should we all emulate it?
A Deja Vu Vision for America’s Mental Well-Being
Have we seen this vision of mental health before?
Beware of an Unexpected Calmness in our Patients and Others
Is this patient reaction the calm before the storm?
Psychiatric and Personal Reflections on Abortion
What do we know about the psychiatric implications of having an abortion and not having access to such services? And what are the medical ethics involved?
Tragedies Should Not Be Deemed Senseless
“Senseless” is not the proper term to describe tragedies or violence.
Thanksgiving and Thankfulness
Gratitude: the essence of psychology and psychiatry.
In Memoriam: Richard P. Gerhardstein, MD
Memorials for Richard P. Gerhardstein, MD, should be sent to RIP Medical Debt, as Gerhardstein felt medical debt was a particularly problematic American injustice.
In Memoriam: Charles Atkins, MD, aka Caleb James
Charles Atkins, MD, knew better than anyone how to captivate a room full of people.
In Memoriam: A Mind at Home With the World
Carl Malmquist, MD: a man whose “mind was at home in the world.”
In Memoriam: Psychiatrists Who Helped Address Societal Challenges
Is psychiatry doing enough to address societal challenges? We can honor those who have made a difference but have recently passed by taking up the charge.
A Deaf Football Team Sees a Way to Victory!
A story of teamwork and lessons on resiliency...
Psychedelics Providing Hope for Veterans and Others
Psychedelics: returning hope to veterans with PTSD.
