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SHOULD ALL PSYCHIATRISTS CARRY GUNS? by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
“Yo Dumplin. I’m home,” I called, swaggering into our ranch house. I swaggered because my sidearm, a Colt 45, weighed heavy on my right hip and made me walk funny. “My hero,” Dumplin said, smiling, and...
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WHY DID IT TAKE A BEHEADING TO FINALLY GET OUR PRESIDENT TO UNDERSTAND THAT...
ISIS (The terrorist Islamic state) finally got our government’s attention. Their blatant, vicious beheading of journalist James Foley was so in our face that no one could ignore for one more second...
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HARNESSING OBSESSIONS TO WRITE BOOKS & STORIES, by Art Smukler, author &...
Experiences that play over and over in our minds are often the ones that authors can turn into books or stories. Like the lyrics or tunes from a catchy song that you just can’t stop humming, an event...
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IS PSYCHIATRY DYING? A REPRISE, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
Since publishing this post last October, and living through the tragedy of Robin Williams suicide, my thoughts seem even more immediate and important. We can’t just watch our wonderful profession sink...
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THE EVOLUTION OF GOD AND POPE FRANCIS, by Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
For a moment, let’s assume that there is a God, a powerful force that created the world and all its inhabitants. Strict Old Testament adherents will say that it took seven days for God to create the...
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THE TALIBAN HAS A PSYCHIATRIST? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? by Art Smukler, author &...
In the late 1990s until 2001, when the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, Doctor Nader Alemi, the only Pashto speaking psychiatrist in the area, actually treated thousands of militant fighters. Since many...
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ANGER, THE MAGIC ELIXIR THAT CURES DEPRESSION, by Art Smukler MD, author &...
In the late eighties, managed care became an intrinsic part of our healthcare system. The goal of saving patients money and still providing excellent care was a blatant lie. Psychiatrists were...
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EVEN WITHOUT THE “L” IT’S ME! Art Smukler, author & psychiatrist
April 16 Author Talk with Art Smuker 6 p.m. Westwood Branch Library 1246 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles Arthur Smukler, an award-winning novelist and Torrance-based psychiatrist, comes to the Westwood...
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COURAGE? WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE IT? THOUGHTS ON BRUCE JENNER, by Art...
Being first is a national pastime. The World Cup, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and now being the first celebrity to announce being transgender has taken society to a new and more inclusive level....
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DONALD TRUMP, POTUS? IS IT POSSIBLE? WHY IS HE SO POPULAR? By Art Smukler,...
Donald Trump doesn’t care who he offends. Whether you agree or disagree with his political statements, he’s making them without any consideration for the far right Republican Tea Party, the far left...
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DONALD TRUMP AND THE BATTERED WIFE SYNDROME, by Art Smukler MD, author &...
Everyone has an opinion about why Donald Trump is still the Republicans’ #1 candidate. His politically incorrect stance on immigration, foreign policy, trade, Muslims, and even on beating up people who...
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I LOVE THAT BERNIE SANDERS IS NOT A PUPPET TO ORGANIZED RELIGION, by Art...
Recently, Bernie Sanders was asked whether he is religious. He said, “Yes, I am religious. When a child is hungry, it really bothers me. When a child can’t get the medication he needs because his...
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DONALD TRUMP, A NAME-CALLING, ENTITLED PRE-TEEN, by Art Smukler, author &...
The republican front-runner has clearly shown his true personality. He really thinks that disparaging a person’s appearance with a string of name calling,” big ears, a sweating baby, disgusting” is the...
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OUR GOVERNMENT IN ACTION. GIVE ME A BREAK! by Art Smukler MD, author &...
I heard the great news that the US government was able to hack the Apple phone that the San Bernadino terrorists used. Even as I felt a momentary sense of relief, another vague feeling began its slow...
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THE ONLY SURE WAY TO STOP DONALD TRUMP OR ANY NARCISSIST, by Art Smukler MD,...
WHAT IS A NARCISSIST? A narcissist is someone who is absolutely in love with himself. As the Greek myth describes, Narcissus was so mesmerized by his own reflection, he died staring at himself in a...
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LISTEN IN ON A PSYCHIATRIC SESSION WITH DOCTOR THE DONALD TREATING A...
“Hello Doctor. I hope you can help me. I’ve been terribly depressed.” “Of course I can help you. I’m Doctor The Donald, the world’s greatest psychiatrist.” “Greater than Sigmund Freud?” “Isn’t he...
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DONALD TRUMP, I ADMIT I AM OBSESSED, by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist
The truth is that for many of us, it doesn’t matter what Donald Trump’s stance on the political issues might be. What matters is that Donald Trump shows no respect or sensitivity towards others. He is...
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GREAT FICTIONAL CHARACTERS THAT MAKE ME SMILE, by Art Smukler MD, author &...
This morning I was reading the packaging on a new toothbrush. No, Mr. Happy Tooth is not a character that makes me smile. The package said to replace the toothbrush when half the blue indicator...
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WHY IS THE MIND A MYSTERY? by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist
We’ve gone to the moon and back in a spaceship, invented the Internet, computers, airplanes, internal combustion and electric automobile engines, electricity, television and radio, atomic bombs,...
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IS DONALD TRUMP IMPAIRED? Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist
Hello. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m an author and a psychiatrist. Today though, I’d like to put the psychiatrist first. I’ve been in private practice for over forty years (gulp, that’s a...
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