Shame and the Pendulum of Blame
Often, our targets of blame are determined primarily by our states of mind rather than any objective reality.
View ArticleThe Problem With Contemporary Psychiatric Diagnosis
Patients today get stained by the specious medical diagnoses of biological psychiatry.
View ArticleRosemary O'Connor on Women in Recovery
The future of mental health interview series continues with Rosemary O'Connor on women in recovery.
View ArticleMark Furlong on Thresholds and Communities of Care
The future of mental health interview series continues with Mark Furlong on Thresholds and communities of care.
View ArticleAttachment to Your Therapist
Are you strongly attached to your therapist? Here are some answers.
View ArticleHow Secular Spirituality Inspires Effective Psychotherapy
People of incompatible faiths have reported profound spiritual experiences—secular meditation distills what is essential. Can we extract what is necessary from psychotherapy?
View ArticleRobert Foltz on Adolescent Residential Treatment
The future of mental health interview series continues with Robert Foltz on adolescent residential treatment.
View ArticleWe Grieve All Our Loss
In his article On Mourning and Melancholia, Freud chose an abandoned bride as his case illustration. What was he thinking?
View ArticleKatie Mottram on Spirituality and Mental Distress
The future of mental health interview series continues with Katie Mottram on spirituality and mental distress.
View ArticleAll Psychotherapy Is Feminist
Every contemporary therapy is feminist therapy or it is unethical and unapproved.
View ArticleDabney Alix on Spirituality, Shamanism and Mental Health
The future of mental health interview series continues with Dabney Alix on spirituality, shamanism and mental health.
View ArticleShould You Tell The Borderline He's Borderline?
Most experts insist on immediately sharing the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder with the patient. But there may be times when psychoeducation is counter-productive.
View ArticleLaysha Ostrow on Live & Learn Inc.
The future of mental health interview series continues with Laysha Ostrow on Live & Learn Inc.
View ArticleLove Can Make You Crazy
At the beginning of a relationship people often lose touch with reality.
View ArticleKen Paul Rosenthal on Mental Health Advocacy Through Film
The future of mental health interview series continues with Ken Paul Rosenthal on mental health advocacy through film.
View ArticleWhen Millennials Take Charge of Psychology
Stupidity is the ratio of what you think you know to what you know.
View ArticleBeyond Traditional Grief Therapy
It wasn't until I lost my beloved husband of 27 years that I realized that traditional Western grief therapy leaves the bereaved at an even greater loss.
View ArticleThe Secret to Writing Transformative Poetry
For years, poetry has been used as part of therapeutic practice. The beauty of poetry is that it succinctly helps us get in touch with our innermost feelings with words and images.
View ArticleArt Therapist: Ambassador in the Prison Subculture
To provide care within the primitive prison subculture, the art therapist must act as an ambassador and compromise with the foreign dynamics—the trick is to not appear to do so.
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