SPOTLIGHT -
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.
I Reimagine My Patient Still Being Alive
The new crisis hotline aims to enhance and complement, not replace, police with 24/7 local mental health crisis call centers, mobile crisis teaming, and crisis stabilization options.
When We’re Smiling
“When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you…”
Valuing Our Veterans
Talk to a veteran about their service today.
A Case Study of How to Prevent Burnout
Aaron Feurstein and Malden Mills: a good example of how to prevent burnout.
We Can See the Forest for the Trees
We sometimes cannot see situations as they really are when we are in the middle of them. Is this the truth with climate change?
Life, Liberty, and Despair in Rural America
“Give me liberty, or give me death.” How does this apply to rural America today?
Dune and Our Future of Climate Change
The deserts of Arrakis serve as a warning for our own climate crisis.
Dune and the Second Coming of Psychedelics in the United States
What does the movie Dune say about our society’s current relationship with psychedelics?
Digging the Movie Dune (Part 1)
Dune releases in theaters this week. What echoes of our current socio-cultural situation does it contain?
Providing Realistic Optimism for Our Future
In everyday life amidst the tragedies and divisiveness, we see remarkable resilience and recoveries in psychiatry.
The Promise of MacArthur Fellows for Solving Complicated Social Problems
The MacArthur Fellows for this year have been chosen. How is their work contributing to the field of psychiatry?
What Colin Powell’s Life and Death Can Teach Us about Vaccination, Racism, and Coalitions
It was recently announced that Colin Powell has died at the age of 84 from COVID-complications.
