Do You Have the "I am a Fraud" Syndrome?
posted by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. on Dec 15th 2009
"Joe was a successful business guy climbing up the corporate ladder and receiving accolades from his colleagues for all the good work he has done. On the outside, Joe was seen as the golden boy. However, on the inside, Joe had this sinking feeling that he didn't deserve the accolades and was fooling everyone around him. There was a voice inside Joe's head that told him he was unworthy and this façade could come crashing down anytime as soon as they all discover it. Sound familiar?" More...

An Interview with Joel Paris, M.D. on Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
posted by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. on Dec 15th 2009
"Good treatments specifically targeted to BPD now exist that been demonstrated effective with clinical trials. These treatments involve talk-therapy with a strong educational component (designed to help patients learn coping skills), the validation of patients' inner experience, and a push to engage work and social relationships. Drugs are not generally helpful when treating this diagnosis and in some cases can be harmful. Most people who receive these treatments will experience an improvement in their functioning within a year, and across the lifespan, many people with BPD tend to improve with age anyway." More...

Troubled Marriages T.V. News Interview
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2009
"Dr. Schwartz will be appearing on KDVR Television News, the Fox Network, to discuss the issue of Marriage, Infidelity and Sexual Compulsions. KDVR is in Denver Colorado, Channel 31, from 9 to 10 AM, Mountain Time. For those of you who are not in Colorado, you might be able to see the program by going to: http://www.kdvr.com " More...

Of Troubled Marriages, Sexual Compulsions and Depression
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Dec 13th 2009
"News headlines are packed with information about the life and loves of athletic hero, Tiger Woods. Many other celebrities and national leaders have been caught in extra marital affairs. Men such as former President Bill Clinton, former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer, present day Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina, and many others, have been forced by the media to confess to their extra marital sexual escapades. Regardless of political views, most people start out admiring these people who are viewed as successful, with wealth, power, happy marriages, and healthy and well adjusted children. That is why people are perplexed by the basic question that these lurid affairs raise: Why? " More...

Child Abuse and the Role of Parental Denial
posted by Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D. on Dec 11th 2009
"I recently had the opportunity of revisiting a question that I have struggled to find answers to for many years. The question is, why, in the face of a parent sexually, physically or verbally abusing a child, does the other parent remain silent? This is a phenomenon I have been aware of in countless numbers of cases reported to me by patients who are now adult and clearly recall not only the abuse but the fact that the other parent offered no safety. " More...