Psychiatric Times June 5, 2024
What questions did a Milwaukee community of older adults have for a psychiatrist?
Psychiatry & Society
H. Steven Moffic, MD, was recently asked to give a presentation for his local community of adults over 60 years of age. He suggested an “Ask the Psychiatrist Anything” session. Here’s what they asked:
-Are boys being overdiagnosed with ADHD?
-Does psychiatric medication cause brain damage?
-Is electric shock treatment still used?
-Why are youth having so much trouble coping nowadays?
-Is stigma around psychiatry reducing?
-What do you think about ‘woke-ism’?
-Does sleep and exercise help mental health?
-What do you think about the future of psychiatry?
He recommends other clinicians try this forum, as he found it fascinating and enlightening.
Dr Moffic is...