Facing Trauma May Be Good Therapy
Dr. Edna Foa (left) makes the case for prolonged exposure therapy at a CERL conference on PTSD in Philadelphia, but says she doesn't think moral injury is a useful concept.
View ArticleChoosing a Therapy and a Therapist
How do you go to when you have a problem? Why do some therapies and treatments seem to work so much better than others? Are there some ingredients that are common to nearly all?
View ArticleSelf-Help Or How to Live a More Meaningful Life?
Self-help books based on scientific evidence have been shown to be very effective, but should we focus so narrowly on a single issue like procrastination?
View ArticleWhen Depression Ignores the Seasons, but Light Therapy Works
A hard-nosed clinical trial has introduced light therapy for non-seasonal depression as the new game in town. It worked better than an SSRI! What do you need to know to try it?
View ArticleVA Therapists Help Vets Wrestle With Moral Injuries
What a soldier did to his perceived enemies (or failed to do for his buddies) may haunt him for years because moral lapses can't be excused in hindsight.
View ArticleFour Kinds of Depression and Self-Hate
Chemical solutions maintain the depressive frame, whereas philosophical solutions challenge it.
View ArticleHow Secure Are Your Electronic Health Records?
A new study suggests that a sizable percentage of all mental health providers are not taking proper precautions to prevent possible security breaches. What are the implications?
View Article7 Signs of Mental Health
When reflecting on how you are faring on the journey toward mental health, check in with yourself to see if your life is trending toward these seven core capacities.
View ArticleVets Experiencing Trauma Can't Respond to Reason
One prominent neuroscientist is finding that the rational brain shuts down in traumatic situations, leaving emotions in control. That means a new approach to therapy.
View ArticleEnough Is Enough Series #4
Two-year-olds on anti-psychotics and biological markers for psychosis
View ArticleThe Social Cure For Mental Illness
We are social animals who can be fully human only when interacting with others. In the US, we worsen the symptoms of our mentally ill by neglecting their needs and excluding them f
View ArticleWhat Community-Based Addiction Treatment Looks Like
While addiction treatment has become more intensive/expensive and centered around residential stays, the most effective way to deliver addiction services is to make access easier.
View ArticleJoin the Unified Psychotherapy Movement
A new movement is emerging in psychotherapy, one that combines the major approaches and provides practitioners with a more comprehensive, holistic framework.
View ArticleSelf Creation and Treatment
Creation of the self in the course of therapy is similar to the process of creation of all types of art. It involves the unearthing of self knowledge, new choices and alternatives.
View ArticleSpotlight
The new movie “Spotlight”, about the sexual abuse by priests in Boston and around the world, brought back memories of my work with survivors of that abuse.
View ArticleWhat Scientists Take on Faith
Why should we trust a mainstream newspaper or a scientific journal more than the Bible?
View ArticleDo You Need to Push the Reset Button on Your Relationship?
Over time, long-term relationships evolve until they may no longer resemble the way they looked in the past. These 4 tips will help you push the reset button on yours.
View ArticleNo Mabel, You DON'T Have to Compete With Porn Actresses
Comparing yourself to porn actresses--and feeling resentful? Here's an alternative.
View ArticleSouth Koreans Use Suicide to Preserve Honour.
Fueled by a desire to conceal mental illness, many Koreans are averse to seeking therapy
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