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Split Personality: Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness
In this series we have been reviewing commonly held ideas about mental illness and mental health that, outside of psychiatry, are often...

H. Paul Putman III, MD
Sep 22, 20235 min read
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Violence and the Mentally Ill: Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness
Are people with mental illnesses more violent than those without them? Many state legislatures have recently acted on the idea that they...

H. Paul Putman III, MD
Jun 8, 20234 min read
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Character Sketches: Values, Utopia, and a Man Undeterred
We have been discussing in this series the link between values and self-esteem: how defining the former can inform conscious choices...

H. Paul Putman III, MD
Dec 5, 20226 min read
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The Survival Pledge: Creating a Web of Peace and Freedom
“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.” —Lyndon B. Johnson[1] This post bookends our discussion...

H. Paul Putman III, MD
Jan 21, 20223 min read
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The Survival Pledge 7: Faith, Hope and Charity
(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

H. Paul Putman III, MD
Nov 19, 20214 min read
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The Survival Pledge 6: "Rights" and Wrongs
(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

H. Paul Putman III, MD
Oct 22, 20217 min read
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