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1 week ago | 
psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic
PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSThe spirit of “Star Trek” was present at our recent American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, the home base of movies and television, “to boldly go where no man has gone before.” That well-known quote is from the opening monologue by Captain Kirk of the original “Star Trek” series on TV. But instead of in outer space, it was just a short walk to a public plaza outside of the convention center where I think history was made.
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2 weeks ago | 
psychiatrictimes.com | Gary Belkin |H. Steven Moffic
PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSIntroduction by H. Steven Moffic, MDAs is now becoming apparent, we are in an age of overlapping polycrises, including wars, climate change, burnout, and authoritarian leadership. One recent deadly offshoot in the US is the shooting of 2 Israeli Embassy staff attending an event for peace in Washington DC last night.
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2 weeks ago | 
psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic
Psychiatry & SocietyThis week's episode of "Psychiatry & Society" comes live from the 2025 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting! H. Steven Moffic, MD, and colleagues "I think this is one of the most important, and even landmark, psychiatric annual meeting in history," said Moffic. Why?
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3 weeks ago | 
psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic
Author(s):Let's take another look at the connection between motherhood and mental health. This video series is taking a short break while Dr Moffic travels. For now, enjoy the rerun of this video with updated commentary. As I claimed last year, I still think mothering (not only by “mothers”) is our most important social determinant of mental health. Unfortunately, Winnecott’s “good enough” mothering is challenging.
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3 weeks ago | 
psychiatrictimes.com | H. Steven Moffic |William Toms
Experts reflect on health, justice, and personal experiences in today's turbulent landscape.
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4 weeks 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
