H. Steven Moffic

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Articles

Giving Witness: Current Social Psychiatric Concerns of the Yale Medical School Class of 1971

3 days ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic |William Toms

Experts reflect on health, justice, and personal experiences in today's turbulent landscape.
Other May 5 and Related Mental Milestones

1 week ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSFrom the very appreciated direct feedback to me, it appears that putting one’s birthday in the context of that date in history was intriguing to many readers. There are various sources, including AI, available to use as sources besides the one Google source I used. These additions seem to strikingly add to the richness of identity and mental health repercussions of each of us in history. Here’s some new examples and feedback, anonymously provided.
Our Humanitarian Award One Year Later

1 week ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS“You are not obligated to complete the task,But neither are you free to desist from it.” - Pirke Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 2:21Are awards only for some sort of special recognition, or do they have staying power? One year ago, on May 6, 2024, I gratefully received the Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award from the American Association for Social Psychiatry at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New York City.
May 5: Mental Health Milestones on My Birthday

1 week ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS“Ubuntu: I am, because you are.” - Ancient African ProverbWhether it means anything more than a curiosity or coincidence, for some years I have associated the date of my birthday with a few of its historical precedents. Maybe it is a way of narcissistically building up the importance of my birthday. I hope not. It could be the opposite, that I am a speck in time. I do know for sure that my birthday connects with the historical web of humanity.
Maydays! For Mental Health Month

2 weeks ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSYou may know that these weekdays columns are in a nearly 4-year-long series titled, “Psychiatric Views on the Daily News.” If so, you may be wondering if titling a month-long series on mental health matters is redundant. I do not think so. Here’s why. Using the term psychiatry generally and traditionally assumes trying to help or alleviate mental problems or, especially, DSM-5 disorders.
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! For our May Day Mental Health

2 weeks ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSOne of the special meanings of today’s annual May Day, May 1, is as an International Workers’ Day that grew out of the 19th century labor movement for the rights of workers, Currently, it is an official holiday in many countries, though less recognized in the United States, where our official Labor Day is the first Monday in September. Why the difference? Probably because the international labor movement got connected to communism.
The Gadfly Manifesto

2 weeks ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

Psychiatry & Society"A gadfly is a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities."1H. Steven Moffic, MD, reflects on the role of the gadfly. Socrates, shares Moffic, was known as the gadfly of Athens because he did so much to provoke citizens. Moffic too is known as a gadfly.
In Memoriam: Captane Thomson, MD, A Captain of Psychiatry

2 weeks ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSAfter 2 tribute eulogies of Pope Frances over the last 2 columns, what psychiatrist could possibly adequately follow the Pope? If there is one, it is Captane Thomson, MD. Somehow, I missed timely coverage of his death, but fortunately somehow belatedly found out that he had died at the age of 93 on July 30, 2023. Here is my catch-up.
Another Spiritual Alliance: The Pope and a Renowned Psychiatrist in India

2 weeks ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS“Relationship is the fundamental truth of this world of appearances.” - Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet and philosopherWe had one psychiatrist with a mental health tribute to Pope Francis on Friday. Now, following his funeral, this one comes this time from a prominent psychiatrist in India. If you are assuming this psychiatrist is Hindu or Muslim, you would be wrong.
A Response to Mark S. Komrad, MD, DFAPA: My Main Concern Was With Personal Autonomy and Dignity, Not Physician-Assisted Suicide

3 weeks ago | psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic

PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSThere is an old saying that goes “be careful what you wish for.” I thought of that when I wrote the column “Deciding How to Die” on April 15. Given how controversial physician involvement in euthanasia and assisted suicide has been, I had to assume that we would get some response from our readership. That it would come from Mark S.