Should I Stay or Should I Go?
For some, marriage seems impossible. They ask themselves the same question everyday. "Should I stay or should I go?" Let's take a look at the reality of an unhappy marriage. Divorce isn't always the...
View ArticleDebriefing following trauma
Debriefing is a controversial topic in trauma studies. But whatever the facts about debriefing it is not a form of counselling. read more
View ArticleDangerous Lust
Death investigators must know how to distinguish suicide from accidental deaths resulting from dangerous sexual practices. A new book provides a comprehensive guide for studying cases and learning the...
View ArticleHopeful Signs of a Paradigm Shift
There have been encouraging developments showing that the bio-psychiatric paradigm is unraveling.read more
View ArticleAm I Done With My Personal Work?
It would have been easy to throw up my hands and walk away, to cry out, “This?! Again?! I thought I was done with it years ago!”read more
View ArticleSome Considerations in Treating Health Anxiety
Different kinds of psychotherapy end up doing the same thing: correcting misconceptions about oneself and about the world. Confronting fears is critical to the treatment of health anxiety, which is...
View ArticleMan In Therapist Office Says He's a Woman: Being Transgender
A Man Walks Into a Therapist’s Office And Says He’s a Woman: Transgender Identity. A therapist can be the difference between life and death for a transgender person By Joy Ladin, Ph.D.read more
View ArticleDSM and Psychiatry’s “Grandest Working Theory Since Freud"
The imprinted brain theory’s diametric model applies not only to to mental illness, but to psychiatry itself, explaining its current state of disarray, and also indicating the solution. read more
View Article5 Tips for Reducing Public Speaking Nervousness
Did you know that according to the Wall Street Journal, public speaking is the number one fear in America? Here are five tips for reducing public speaking nervousness.read more
View ArticleTop 3 Ways Someone Chooses a Drug Rehab
How do people choose a drug rehab? What leads their decision? Creative Care is interested in how people make their decision when choosing a rehab. Creative Care’s admissions staff asks everyone who...
View ArticleBurned Out? Three Bright Ideas to Light Up Your Life
Ever heard that old about “How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?” The answer you think you know is dead wrong. Find out why…read more
View ArticleWhy Should We Dance?
Why would dance be a vehicle to cope with daily stressors or even horrific tragedies such as the Boston Marathon explosions, or the Newtown school shootings? Studies have shown that dance, in...
View ArticleA Psychoanalytic Look at ‘The Master’
How does someone become vulnerable to a cult-leader like The Master? And, what leads another to become The Master—taking such absolute, omniscient, and sadistic control over other people’s minds?...
View ArticleTaking Back What's Been Stolen
Announcing the publication of the first workbook to help people with compulsive stealing disorders.read more
View ArticleWant Love? Try Emotional Competence.
Want a great relationship? Try a better skill set. If you and your partner have it, the odds are in your favor. If one of you falls short, watch out. read more
View ArticleFalse Hope: A Subtle Weapon for Serial Murder?
The conviction this week of a female doctor who exploited the seriously ill brings to mind the quackery of a famous "healer" who persuaded patients to starve themselves to death and leave her their...
View ArticleDivorce: The Stereotyping of Men and Women
Are men and women stereotyped in divorce? And how does it hurt them and their children? Rita Pollak is collaborative attorney who was kind enough to contribute this guest blog on stereotypes in...
View ArticlePostpartum Women in Therapy: Are You Up to the Task?
Clinicians who treat women with postpartum depression the same way they treat anyone else with depression may miss some critical differences that will affect the outcome and ultimately, her wellbeing....
View ArticleCan Racism Cause PTSD? Implications for DSM-5
Discrimination can result in psychological and physiological stress, but can racism be traumatic? Ethnic and racial minorities may be at risk for this underrecognized mental health phenomenon. The...
View ArticleCriticism of the DSM-5 and a Suggestion, II
I suggest the American Psychological Association use the Enneagram system of personalities, which describes nine styles of behavior, from healthy to unhealthy.read more
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