May 18, 2026
In this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report, host Dr. Sulman Aziz
Mirza speaks with Dr. Sophia Matta about the May Psychiatric News article “Conflict,
Disaster, and the Psychiatry of Displacement.” Dr. Matta discusses
how modern conflict, disaster, social media, drone warfare,
environmental exposures, and displacement are reshaping the way
psychiatrists understand trauma. The conversation explores
continuous traumatic stress, the limits of traditional PTSD
frameworks, emerging treatments such as neuromodulation and
psychedelic-assisted therapy, the role of hope and resilience, and
why psychiatry must take a broader, whole-person view of mental and
physical health in a rapidly changing world.
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