Childhood's End.........of Chronic Pain
Like fibromyalgia in adults, childhood fibromyalgia is a very intensely painful condition, affecting anywhere from 2% to 6% of the population. As it is in adults, it is a chronic pain condition in...
View ArticleMentorship...or Psychotherapy?
Mental health and wellness components, increasingly included in peer mentorship programs, result in higher expectations for student sensitivity.
View ArticleTreating Tourette's, OCD, and Selective Mutism in Children
Children with Tourette's Syndrome, OCD, or selective mutism can be hard to treat. These specialized behavioral methods can provide treatment options.
View ArticleThe Analyst and the Author
I was well into my second decade of analysis when I hit a wall in my freelance writing career. It was early 2000, and, gathering my courage, I’d submitted a query to George magazine—with its marriage...
View ArticleAren’t Some People Just Smarter Than Others?
The different races can be analogized to identical twins reared apart.
View ArticleTaming The Anxious Mind
Facing your worst fear is a powerful measure in overcoming anxiety.
View ArticleWhy Study Coincidences? Part 1
Coincidences are useful in ways most people never considered. Once you become aware of them, you realize what a recurrent part of life they are. They are intertwined with so many of the things we hold...
View ArticleWhy Study Coincidences? Part 2
Meaningful coincidences can jolt us into examining our own minds and our relationship with the world in which our minds are immersed.
View ArticleRelevant Psychoanalysis: "What Does This Email Mean?"
More and more, patients bring their iPhones into therapy sessions. And their longing, too. Here's how smart shrinks handle it...
View ArticleArt Therapy With Sex Offenders: Exposing the Fragile Self
Guest blogger Cindy Chen focuses on the challenges of using art therapy with sex offenders to identify treatment barriers, build alliances and establish resiliency, and even to work with her own...
View ArticlePatient Not Business Partner?
Why entering into business with a former patient might mean a big pitfall.
View Article“God” in a Pill?
An underlying fantasy of those who rely on psychiatric medication—in isolation—without meaningful psychosocial therapies. And—if “God is in the pill,” then the devil must be in the side effects!
View ArticleDemons, Drivers and Defences
Does therapy destroy as much as it creates? Can your demons act as a wonderful source of inspiration? Or is that nonsense? Surely therapy is aimed at making us happier, healthier and better able to...
View ArticleDark Thoughts Could be a Sign of Healthy Functioning
Healthier people can tolerate more subjective distress.
View ArticleLove is Lovely, but Hate Gives Love its Teeth
Hate is a normal part of mature, relevant love. A love that holds the reality of hate is stronger and can withstand the trials of time in a way that new, idealized love could never hold a candle to.
View ArticleSmartphones and the Future of Health Care
A new article published in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal discusses how specially equipped smartphones can transform mental health care by providing state-of-the-art monitoring of people at risk....
View ArticleThe 6 Mental Health Habits That Kill Your Confidence
Do you struggle with self-doubt and self-defeating habits? Do you want to feel more confident about yourself and what you have to offer? Do you focus on pleasing others, rather than following your...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to Assertiveness Training?
Getting mellow and relaxed in response to stress can be a good thing, but it can also lead to staying in a bad situation that might otherwise be fixed, particularly in dysfunctional families. Cognitive...
View ArticleLiving a Meaningful Life
Although we might think happiness – or the pursuit of it – will make us feel better about ourselves and our lives, research indicates that it’s actually finding greater meaning in our lives that, at...
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