Top 7 Best Alcoholics Anonymous Alternatives List
Posted by Kathryn Patricelli, MA on Jul 8th 2008
"In several blog posts over the past year, we have examined Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and a lively discussion has followed those posts. We wanted to take a moment and provide information on the top 7 alternatives to AA that we've found on the internet for addiction support." More...

Depression and Diabetes: A Deadly Combination
Posted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jul 8th 2008
"A Study recently completed at Johns Hopkins University has provided an answer to a nagging question about the relationship between Depression and Type 2 Diabetes. The question was the old one: "which came first question, the chicken or the egg?" In other words, does Type 2 Diabetes cause depression, or does depression cause Type 2 Diabetes? The results of the study show that the answer runs both : Depression causes Type 2 diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes can cause depression. The question is why? " More...

Male Self Concept and Small Penis Syndrome
posted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jul 7th 2008
"This is an extremely difficult issue to discuss because it involves very real feelings of pain and suffering on the part of those males who believe their genitals are too small to satisfy a woman. This is an issue that strikes deep into the heart of male virility and sense of masculinity. That is the reason why, with respect to these men, it is important to look at some of the evidence from medicine about this issue." More...

Freedom, July 4, 2008
Posted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jul 3rd 2008
"To paraphrase what the Mayor said, there are very few nations in the world where a person could do what Renee Marie did without fearing for the government exacting severe and dangerous revenge. He reminded everyone in the public that our's is a free country, where there is freedom of speech and where people can express their views without worrying about imprisonment, torture and death. " More...

An Interview with Marc Kern, Ph.D on Rational Alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous
Posted by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. on Jul 2nd 2008
"In this episode of the Wise Counsel Podcast, Dr. Van Nuys speaks with Psychologist Marc Kern, Ph.D. on the topic of addiction treatment with an emphasis on alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous and twelve step programs. Dr. Kern became interested in treating addictions as a result of his own experience dealing with addictions that he had developed while in college. He did attend AA multiple times, but ultimately found that it was not a good fit for him. He objected to the religious nature of AA's philosophy of treatment, their promotion of a general view of the alcoholic self as essentially powerless, and their salvation oriented view promoting the idea that the only path available to the alcoholic through which he can become powerful again is through submission to a higher power. His realization that AA was not for him caused him to look for alternative ways that addiction could be treated. He was surprised to find that there were many alternatives. " More...