Amir A. Afkhami MD, Ph.D.

About

Amir A. Afkhami, M.D., Ph.D. DFAPA, is a professor of psychiatry, global health, and history at George Washington University and currently serves as the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and the Director of Medical Student Education at the GW Department of Psychiatry.

Books by Amir A. Afkhami MD, Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: Hope for Depression?

Pharmacological treatment for major depression has limitations; further research on new approaches such as non-invasive brain stimulation is urgently needed.

Policy, Mental Health, and Ukrainian Refugees

Psychosocial risk factors and policies that address Ukranian refugee vulnerabilities can reduce the severity of post-migration trauma and associated behavioral health complications.

Christmas Blues

For some Christmas is a period with at least some kind of disappointment, anxiety, or even sadness, depression, and suicidal thoughts.

Psychiatric Trouble May Start in the Thyroid, Should We Be Surprised?

Doctors often overlook the underlying hormonal basis of psychiatric disorders.

NATO’s Double Standard on Treating and Protecting Stabilization Forces in Afghanistan

The charred remains of cars and motorcycles, from a recent suicide bomb, litters the parking lot adjacent to the heavily fortified Canadian military base in Kandehar—a graphic warning that the Taliban are at the Coalition’s gates.

Helping Heroes and Screening the Disaster Tourists

A call for increased mental health screening and contingencies by NGOs during disasters.

Looking for Sexy: The Disparity of Mental Health in Global Public Health

There is just as much of an economic justification for investing in cost-effective mental health care as there is in interventions for other chronic conditions such as anti-retroviral therapy for AIDS.