Psychoanalytic Mother Lovers: 3 Theories
Psychoanalytic interest is predicated on a belief that that psychic, emotional, mental development evolves in the petri dish that is the mother/infant relationship.
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Blaming ourselves (and others) for emotions isn't fair.
View ArticleThe Wounds of Childhood Can Be Healed
Most of us know that growing up can leave emotional scars. New research in neurobiology reveals a promising path for understanding and healing childhood trauma.
View ArticleThe Least You Need to Know
You can’t know everything about anything, and the desire to know everything produces a sense of inadequacy.
View ArticleDepth Psychology of Art
The transformative powers of artistic expression are found in diving into the depths as well as the reflections of its surfaces.
View ArticleHow Virtual Reality Could Transform Mental Health Treatment
The results of our experiment paint a very striking picture of the power of therapy involving VR in treating patients with persecutory delusions.
View ArticleThe Best Medicine for ADHD isn't Necessarily Medicine
What if the the best medicine for young kids with ADHD isn't medicine after all? New CDC study says try this first.
View ArticleConsciousness Revealed
The "Play of Consciousness" is the organizing principle for consciousness. Trauma in childhood and all throughout life creates traumatic plays.This is the cause of human suffering.
View ArticleLove and Psychotherapy
The therapist is always, first and foremost, a human being relating to another human being. Love is part of this equation.
View ArticleIs Heat an Antidepressant?
Before psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, there was a third therapeutic tradition in psychiatry--and it involved heat. And it was very successful.
View ArticleA New Medication on the Horizon for Depression
We are still a long way from having a fast-relief drug for depression that is safe for human use. But while we wait, you are not without options.
View ArticleThe Struggle to Unlearn Psychology
Many millennials have minimal exposure to extinction situations, because someone constantly reinforced them.
View ArticleAre Apps the Future of Psychiatry?
Half of American counties have no mental health professional. Are mental health apps a solution?
View Article15-Min Online Training Sessions That Could Be Life Changing
An easier, quicker and potentially more efficient way of changing behaviour could revolutionise therapy in years to come.
View ArticleHow to Nurture Your Clients' Growth and Success
Want your clients to "believe" they can grow beyond their past? A few baby steps can make a big difference.
View ArticleMental Health Initiatives for Athletes Still Lacking
Sports psychology often targets improved performance, not mental health
View ArticleMental Health Awareness: ADHD in Children
CDC recommends that professionals refer parents of young children with ADHD for behavior therapy before prescribing medication.
View ArticleThorough Recovery From Depression
Treating depression, clinicians aim for very thorough responses—few remaining symptoms. A current study finds that, compared to psychotherapy, medication more often does that job.
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