SPOTLIGHT -
Protesting Homelessness
It’s time to center homelessness in the conversation around mental health.
Student Protests, 1968 and Now
How do the current student protests compare with that of the late 60s?
In Memoriam: Eulogizing 2 of Milwaukee’s Finest
In remembrance of 2 Milwaukee psychiatrists…
Passover, the Promised Land, and the Crisis of our Borders
Humanitarian values include the basic right to seek asylum, as enshrined in both international and US law.
Our Revolutions Are Being Televised
How have the advancements of television and the internet changed our perception of war?
It’s Earth Day: Paper or Plastic?
Happy Earth Day!
A Winery Addresses Mental Health
Wine for mental health…?
Jazz Prayers
Explore the connections between jazz and psychiatry.
Compassion in Music, Society, and Psychiatry
Though compassion would seem to be part and parcel of psychiatry, its value and expression has seemed to vary.
It’s All Connected: The Cosmos, the Climate, a Colleague, and the Celebrity Death of O.J. Simpson
How does everything connect?
The Rolling Stones Lesson for the Solar Eclipse
Did you view the solar eclipse? What was your experience?
The Many Meanings of Solar Eclipses
Are you watching the solar eclipse?
Our Journey Begins: The Total Solar Eclipse and Searching for Personal Sunshine
Will your eyes be on the sky for the total solar eclipse?
The Therapeutic Alliance in Psychiatry and Beyond
How does the therapeutic alliance apply outside of psychiatry?
Simone Veil: A Portrait of a Courageous Leader
An example of a female leader…
Are Future Predictions Foolish?
Trying to predict the future: foolish or wise?
Doctors’ Day 2024
Tomorrow is National Doctors’ Day!
Calling on Courageous Leadership Like Pedro Ruiz, MD
Courageous leadership is relevant for any stage of an organization or individual patient encountering crisis and the choice of multiple options of how to proceed.
Gratitude to Indigenous Individuals
The world would benefit from the values and knowledge of Indigenous individuals, who have been displaced and colonized.
Holy Holi Day and the Promise of a Happier Future
A convergence of religion and spring… What does it mean for our mental health?
Psychedelics and Psychiatry a Year Later
This may be a pivotal moment in the history of psychedelics...
Loneliness, Dr Ruth, and the US Surgeon General a Year Later
How can we fix our loneliness problem?
Artificial Intelligence and Psychiatry One Year Later
Have you used AI in your clinical practice, research, or administration?
My Social Psychiatric Predictions One Year Later
“A narrow way through”: can H. Steven Moffic, MD, predict the future of psychiatry?
The Last 4 Years of the COVID Pandemic
Approximately 4 years of COVID-19…
A Social Psychiatric Perspective on a Winner and a Loser at the Oscars
What positivity emerged from the Oscars?
Dune as a Cautionary Tale
Using Dune as an indicator of the future of psychiatry…
Dune and The Third Coming of the Psychedelics
As we enter the second coming of psychedelics popularity, H. Steven Moffic, MD, looks ahead to their third coming. Will it be similar to that of Dune?
Women Regain Control of Their Bodies in “Dune: Part Two”
Science fiction or reality? Women’s rights take the center stage in today’s discussion, and in the new movie “Dune: Part Two.”
A Psychiatric Perspective on the Movie “Dune: Part Two”
H. Steven Moffic, MD, views the Dune book and movies through a psychiatric lens.