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Run for Your Life to Improve Your Mental Health

In his new book, William Pullen provides a self-help resource on coping with mental health issues by combining exercise and mindfulness.

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What Dogs Can Teach Us about the Main Cause of Depression

Psychologists have long pondered what is the cause, and the evolutionary purpose, of depressed feelings. Dogs have the answer.

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Protecting Brain Injured Patients in Legal Proceedings

Protective orders can protect people who have compromised cognitive functioning.

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Icebergs and Childhood Mental Illness

Think childhood mental illness is rare? Think again.

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My 20-Year Journey Toward a Unified Framework

A retrospective on my work toward a unified framework for psychology and psychotherapy.

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The Tyranny of Perfectionism

Severe and fierce perfectionism is no laughing matter.

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Handling Rather than Avoiding

Directly handling matters will always be a more effective response than avoidance.

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Lessons from Summer Camp

Got a teen or young adult on your couch? Want it back? Helping them find a purpose can go a long way.

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The Difference Between Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

There are so many different types of psychotherapy. How do I tell the difference and find an approach that is right for me?

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Do You Really Need Premarital Counseling?

What should you do to prepare for marriage? Research reveals effective tools to help your relationship thrive for a lifetime.

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If You're the Family Outsider, Learn to Fly On Your Own

If you've been the "problem" person in your family of origin or your relationships, you might come to see it as a blessing rather than a curse.

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Healing Emotional Pain: How to Recover When Life Crushes You

Five ways to support your healing process.

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National PTSD Awareness

June is a time to celebrate a psychiatric revolution.

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Understanding Anger

Anger is often denied or suppressed but communication of anger can be productive and avoid development of destructive hostility, constant anxiety, and violence..

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What Happens When Partners Fight Chronic Pain Together?

When one partner battles chronic pain, both partners suffer. A new treatment program offers hope—and lessons that can strengthen any relationship.

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Old Selves and New

Ever feel like one type of person in some relationships, and a completely different one in others? Here's how psychotherapy uses this phenomenon to bring about change and insight.

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The One Question to Ask Every Therapist

A therapist who thinks it’s fine to coast is hardly an advertisement for change.

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Some Tips for Staying Married

Suggestions from a long-married guy for keeping your marriage going beyond those first few crazy-in-love passionate years (or months).

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Pride in Mental Health: Crisis Intervention

An interview with David Bond, Vice President of Programs at The Trevor Project, and Shoko Morikawa, Crisis Counselor Supervisor at Crisis Text Line.

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What’s “Emotional Reasoning”—And Why Is It Such a Problem?

One of the most baffling psychological problems is to acutely feel the reality of something without its having any basis in fact. Here are some examples...

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