Mental Health Debate in the Wake of the Germanwings Crash
The recent tragic Germanwings plane crash has sparked heated conversation about the intersection of mental health and homicidality or other proclivities toward violent behavior. As this debate heats...
View ArticleWhat's Going on With Coenzyme Q-10?
A closer look at whether coenzyme Q-10 supplements stave off heart disease
View Article7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude
Take a few minutes each day to acknowledge all that you have to be thankful for. Showing just a little bit of gratitude can transform your life in incredible ways.
View ArticleAndreas Lubitz Desperately Needed Help
Germanwings' pilot Andreas Lubitz was depressed and needed help.
View ArticleUsing Holistic Medicine to Treat Chronic Pain Syndrome
My colleague Carol Bowman, M.D., staff physician and director of The Pain Recovery Program at Father Martin’s Ashley, discusses the role of holistic medicine when treating patients suffering from...
View ArticleIs Being in the "Now" Overrated?
We often hear touted the importance of being in the "Now." But can this edict be misleading? The article discusses the importance of being aware of the full range of our human experience. Being in the...
View ArticleStruggling In Your Love? Take This Toxic Relationship Test!
Do you wonder if your relationship is toxic?
View ArticleIf I talk to a therapist will I stop speaking to my parents?
A young man walked into my office for his first therapy session. “If I start talking to you, am I going to end up not talking to my parents?” he asked.
View Article8 Signs You're in a Relationship with a Sexual Narcissist
Sexual narcissism can be defined as a grandiose sense of one’s sexual prowess which, in the mind of the sexual narcissist, entitles him or her to engage in acts of emotional and physical manipulation...
View ArticleHow to Tell If You’re Pro-Diversity or Just Want More Power
Many marginalized voices don’t really want inclusion; they want dominance.
View ArticleIs Your Adult Child Having A Mental Health Crisis?
Many young adults with stress induced mental health symptoms can benefit from learning simple coping skills, like time management or self-soothing. The presence of mental health symptoms does not have...
View ArticleNutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
It’s not out of the realm of possibility that cancer can be ameliorated through nutritional means, just as we prevent scurvy, pernicious anemia, and pellagra. At the very least, we do know that...
View ArticleShould We Blame Depression for the Germanwings Crash?
In the aftermath of the Germanwings Flight 9525 tragedy, the media quickly pointed to the co-pilot's "severe depression" as a possible cause of the crash. Was this really the cause? Or does this tell...
View ArticleDealing with Unexpected Loss
Dealing with loss is always emotionally challenging. Whether we are offering support to family, friends, and coworkers who have been intimately affected, or grieving as an entire nation, there are some...
View ArticleLove Affair Between Psychology and Poetry
April is National Poetry month and a good time to reflect upon the long-standing connection and mutual respect between psychologists and poets. It has been said that every psychologist has a favorite...
View ArticleThe Candy Man: A Prisoner Paints with Delectable Materials
Sometimes the art completed by a prison inmate transcends the limitations inherent in the rigidly controlled and tedious prison environment, with the artist often relying on very unusual...
View ArticleDoes Therapy Change Implicit Negative Beliefs?
Does cognitive therapy for depression change implicit beliefs?
View ArticleLooking in the Cultural Mirror at 100, the Top 10
Five years ago, I began writing pieces for Looking in the Cultural Mirror. While psychology may define itself as the science of behavior, when it comes to people it often seems more like the science of...
View ArticleA Strength-Based Approach Helps Children
The positive psychology movement has started to ask "what is healthy,""what is working," and "what are a child’s strengths" as central—and often more important—than what is wrong or what disorder or...
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