Allan Schwartz, Ph.D.

• Compassion Vs. Empathy
• Can You Really Multitask?
• Toxic Families Who Scapegoat
• Parenting, Spanking And Later Aggression
• Some Thoughts About Birthdays And Mindfulness
• Is The Therapist Ever A Patient?
• Namaste, Greetings, Relationships And New Year Resolutions
• Holidays And Family Conflict
• It's A Matter Of Faith: Mental Health And The Holidays
• Holiday Coping With ADHD Children
• The Health Benefits Of Psychotherapy
• The Holidays And The Meaning Of Giving
• Be Careful About What You Read Online
• Psychotherapy, Boundaries And Ethics
• The Psychological Importance Of Gratitude And Gratefulness
• The Problem Of Premature Ejaculation
• Meditation And Anxiety
• The Self-Fulfilling Prophesy: Making Expectations Come True
• Why Do We Dread Sunday: The Power Of Anticipation?
• Is My Therapist Helping Me?
• Teen Drinking And Binge Drinking
• Optimism Bias, Ignoring Warning Signs
• Homosexuality, Religion And Science, A Big Issue
• The Issue Of Coffee, Caffeine And Addiction
• Psychotherapy Vs. Medication For Depression, Anxiety And Other Mental Illnesses
• The Problem Of Children And Blended Families
• Psychotherapy, Skype And Videocam Technology
• Stress And Anxiety: The Impact The Government Shutdown And The Fiscal Cliff Had On People
• Sports, Fans And Stress
• When A Family Is Dysfunctional, The Deadlock In Washington
• The Affordable Care Act, "Obamacare"
• Non-Violent Drug Offenders
• Stress, Anxiety And Mindfulness Meditation
• The Long Term Consequences Of Being Bullied
• Of Budget Cuts, Schools And Students
• Older Adults And Owning A Dog
• Sexual Fantasy, The Brain And Guilt
• The Navy Yard Shooting: Can Violence Be Predicted?
• The Elderly, Terminally Sick And Assisted Suicide
• Parents, The Empty Nest And Grads At Home
• Must You Win An Argument And Lose A Friend?
• Are You Self-Blaming And Self-Critical?
• The Continuing Problem Of Stigmatizing Mental Illness
• An Ode To Being Imperfect
• The School Year Begins For Students And Families
• Budget Cuts And Mental Health Care
• Of Mountains And Molehills And Worry
• Of Self-Compassion And Connection To Others
• Children And Their Need For Sleep
• The Problem Of Self-Esteem And Narcissism
• Faith In God And Psychotherapy Outcomes
• The Narcissist Versus The Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Of Self-Hatred And Self-Compassion
• Alzheimer's, Memory, Cognitive Performance And Yoga
• Relationships And The Meaning Of Courage
• On Giving And Taking Advice
• Coping With Retirement
• Sleep And Marriage: Are You Compatible?
• Violence Against Men
• Parents Who Cannot Let Go
• Embracing An Ordinary Life
• The Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman Case
• Sibling Bullying
• Celebrating The Ordinary
• Family Life: Some Thoughts About The Role Of The Father
• What Is Meant By The Self?
• Gay And Lesbian Marriage: The Supreme Court And The APA
• Can A Behavior Be An Addiction?
• Why People Do Not Agree: Attentional And Cognitive Bias
• Sociopath Next Door
• Paranoia And Conspiracy Theories
• Aging And Video Games: Brain Plasticity
• The Difference Between Grief And Depression, The DSM V
• Psychotherapy For The Elderly
• Family Meals And Adolescent Mental Health
• Anxiety About New Guidelines For Asperger's Disorder
• How Much Is Too Much Alcohol?
• The Impact Of Small Stresses In Daily Life
• Journaling And Mental Health
• Teenagers, Drug Abuse, Marijuana
• Of Trauma And Psychological Resilience: The Cleveland Tragedy
• Sadistic Personality Disorder: The Cleveland Tragedy
• The Cleveland Tragedy, Complex PTSD
• Of Anxiety And Stress
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Overcoming Stress By Volunteering With Your Dog
• Marriage And "That Seven Year Itch"
• When Fear Keeps Kids From School, School Phobia
• Boston: Compassion During A Terrorist Attack
• Anger And Stress, Letting It All Out
• The Family: Its Stories And Myths
• Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (EMDR): Another Type Of Psychotherapy
• ADHD In Adulthood
• Abusive Parents: Some Thoughts About The Psychology Of Forgiveness
• What Is Positive Psychology?
• The Optimist Vs. The Pessimist
• Depression And Learned Helplessness
• Addiction: For Or Against The Legalization Of Drugs?
• Habituation: Why Does The Initial Excitement Always Wear Off?
• Depression And Drug Abuse
• Stress And Shingles, Mind And Body Are One
• Acceptable, Cute Aggression
• Childhood Television Viewing And Violent Behavior
• The Helicopter Parent And The Dangers Of Over Protecting
• Making Your Relationship Work
• Depression And Vitamin D
• Trauma: Complex PTSD
• Stress And The Older Adult
• Friending And Unfriending On Facebook
• Abuse, Reproductive Coercion And Abortion Equal Depression
• Loneliness, A Health Hazard
• Some Thoughts About Guns And Gun Control
• Stress And Depression, Those Monday Mornings
• Gun Violence, Reporting And Listing Names Of The Mentally Ill?
• The Psychology Of Road Rage
• It's Called Onychophagia Or Nail Biting
• The SAD Time Of Year
• The Importance Of Forgiveness
• Can Parents Teach Their Children To Be Empathetic?
• The Importance Of Finding Meaning In Life: An Existential Crisis
• Gun Violence, Crime And How We Raise Our Children
• Does Your Child Have ADHD?
• Men With Eating Disorders
• The Loneliness Of Alexithymia
• Enabling Behavior And The Addictions
• Relationships And The Role Of Mutual Blame
• A Pesky Problem With 12 Step Programs
• On Having Hallucinations
• Relationships And The Need To Fix Others: Are You A Fixer?
• Separation Anxiety...From Your Smartphone
• Treating Alcohol And Depression
• Men, Women And Dysfunctional Relating
• Democracy And Elections
• On Being Selfish: Is It All About Me?
• Increased Childhood And Adolescent Anxiety And Depression
• What Is Boredom?
• Obesity, An Addiction?
• What Not To Tell A Loved One Who Has An Eating Disorder
• Anorexia And Internet Dangers
• Orthorexia, Another Kind Of Eating Disorder
• On Aging And Turning 70
• Are You A Compulsive Shopper?
• Politics And The Needs Of Disabled People
• Are Self-Hate And Prejudice Against Others Different?
• Marriage, Are You Afraid Of Emotional Intimacy?
• The Psychology Of Mob Violence, The Middle East
• Feeling Depressed And The Importance Of Voting
• Suicide Prevention Week
• News Coverage Of 9/11 And PTSD
• The "Assault" On The American Family And The 2012 Presidential Election
• Living With Schizophrenia
• Pros And Cons Of A Longer School Year
• Back To School And Teen Drug Addiction
• Politics And The Issues Of Rape And Abortion
• Some Thoughts About Returning To School And Learning
• Strangers And The Need For Personal Space
• Living With Schizophrenia, An Inspiring Story
• Radical Religious Belief And Child Abuse, "Spare The Rod And Spoil The Child"
• A New Form Of Self-Injury, Self-Embedding?
• Should I Divorce My Parents Or Forgive Them?
• Human Behavior, My Brain Made Me Do It?
• Stress And The Dangers Of Alcohol
• Helping Young Children Understand Death
• "Love And Logic" Principles Of Parenting
• The Tragic Shooting In Colorado
• Sex And The Older Couple
• Is My Depression Contagious?
• Buried Alive: Saving, Collecting And Hoarding
• Summer Heat And Human Behavior
• Parenting And Child Development, Punishment And Its Result
• Provocation, Anger And Reaction
• Independence Day, The Importance Of Democracy
• Parenting And Child Development
• It's A Man's World, Or Is It??
• On Laughing And Laughter
• Is Your Partner Still Relating To His/Her Ex?
• The Importance Of Family Pets, Grieving The Loss Of My Best Friend, Bonnie
• Why Are People In Such A Hurry?
• What Is The Mind And What Is The Brain?
• On Being Optimistic
• Is Alcohol Addiction A Disease?
• Homosexuality, Not A Matter Of Cure
• Understanding Resentment
• Depressed, Forgetful? Take A Walk In The Park
• Fast Food, Health And Depression
• Equal Rights For Gay Marriages
• Families And Groups With Rigid Boundaries
• Parental Depression And Children
• Adoption, Finding The Birth Parents
• My Mother/Father Has Alzheimer's Disease
• Olfactory Sensations (Smell) And Stress Reduction
• Aging And Drug Addiction
• The Dangers Of Online Therapy
• So You Think You Can Multi Task?
• The Transitional Objects And Self Comfort
• To Retire Or Not, A Complicated Decision
• Health And Mental Health, Should We Screen Children?
• Does Past Abuse Signal Future Abuse?
• Stress Reduction, Tropical Fish And Aquariums
• Are You Superstitious?
• Some Comments On Belief, Religion And Mutual Respect
• Moving Back Home Again
• Understanding Criticism
• Helping Children Gain Self Control
• The Impact Of Stress And Anger
• Prejudice, Racism And Perception
• PTSD And Violence, Can We Protect Our Soldiers?
• Guns, Gun Control, Violence, Children
• Learning, When Failure Occurs
• Preconceived Notions And Their Impact On Thinking And Behavior
• Dental Phobia
• To Circumcise Or Not, That Is The Question
• Boundaries And The Addicted Family
• Family Boundaries And The Parentified Child
• Ohio School Shooting And The Random Nature Of Life
• Personality, Are You A Warm Or Cold Person?
• Am I Ugly? A Discussion Of The Young Teenager In Trouble
• Of Anxiety And Depression And Play
• Parents, Students, Teachers And Academic Performance - Everyone Plays A Role
• The Impact Of Divorce On Families
• The Mentally Ill, Fear And Misunderstanding
• The Problem Of Drug Addiction Relapse
• Online Dating, Pros And Cons
• Bipolar Disorder, Receiving The Diagnosis
• Religion, What Should A Therapist Do?
• Some "Views" Of Everyday Life
• Being Obsessive, Do You Second Guess Yourself?
• The Importance Of Saying "No"
• Infidelity, Can A Marriage Be Mended?
• Marriage And Infidelity
• Why Do Couples Divorce?
• Divorce And Remarriage, The Blending Of Families
• Why Do People Marry?
• Sex, Marriage And Aging
• Love, Marriage And Sex
• Violence Within Marriage
• How To Have A Happy Marriage
• Relationships: The Road From Dating To Commitment
• Depression And Positive Vs. Negative Emotional States
• Children And Parental Role Modeling
• Violence Against Women
• Resentment Vs.Forgiveness
• Kids With Disabilities Want To Be Included
• Schemas: Single And Repeatedly Alone
• The Pain Of Breaking Up, Are You Self-Compassionate?
• Will Power, Should I Make The Effort?
• Mental Illness And Innocence?
• Impulse Control, Wanting...Waiting...Savoring
• It's The SAD Season
• Finding A Psychotherapist, A Cautionary Tale
• Why Did I Forget?
• Prostitution And Sex Slavery
• Perception Is Everything, Watch Out For Advertising Tricks
• The Substance Abuser And Multi Family Systems Therapy, Part One
• High School And Teen Suicide, A Connection?
• Are Homosexuals Dangerous To Children?
• Pornography: "As Porn Use Goes Up, Performance Goes Down."
• Men And Eating Disorders
• Child Abuse And Mandated Reporting, The Scandal At Penn State University
• Resentment, Like Holding Onto Hot Coals
• Pursuing A Job, Self-effacement Is Self Sabotage
• Providing "Help" To Survivors Of Domestic Violence
• Restoring Self Pride After Molestation
• Toddlers And Television: Not A Good Mix
• Do We Need Enemies?
• Is It OK For Four And Five-Year-Old Boys To Sometimes Dress Like Girls?
• "Liar Liar, Pants On Fire," The Pathological Liar
• Terrible Toddler Temper Tantrums
• The Narcissistic Parent
• Should I Change Careers During An Economic Recession?
• "On Being Certain," A Wonderful Book By Robert A. Burton, MD
• The Slippery Slope Of Dating
• Children: A Plea For Fairy Tales, Myths And Legends
• Sensory Overload, Tension And Stress
• Children: Are We Too Quick To Suspect Mental Illness?
• Mental Illness, A Failure To Understand
• RAD: Children, False Information And Dangerous Therapies
• The Only And Correct Way To Parent
• What Is Asperger's Syndrome?
• Clarifying And Understanding Those With Narcissism
• Cognitive Consistency And Cognitive Dissonance
• Work And Family, Are Boundaries Fading?
• Are You Sure It's ADHD?
• A Learning Disability, Written Language Disorder
• Is Your Relationship Making You Sick?
• Listening With Empathy
• Eating Disorders And Health Insurance
• We Love To Hate The Bully
• The Impact Of Divorce On...
• National Debt, Stress And Perception, Is It Really That Bad?
• Some Further Thoughts On Depression And Suicide
• "Toddlers And Tiaras" Beauty Pageants: Are They Good For Our Children?
• Finding That Significant Other, Why So Difficult?
• Acts Of Violence, Fear Of The Unknown, Xenophobia
• The Love Of Horror Movies, Normal Or Abnormal?
• Decision Making, Who Is In Control?
• Some Commonly Held Myths About Rape
• Should Women Breast Feed In Public?
• Psychotherapy: Clarifying Some Misconceptions
• NAMI: Help For Families Of The Mentally Ill
• The Benefits Of Owning A Pet
• More On Sleep: Students And Grades
• Children And Sleep Problems
• A Discussion Of Life, Ageing And The Denial Of Death
• Preventing Depression: Better To Try Than Do Nothing
• On Being Religious And Gay
• Creativity And Bipolar Disorder, Is There A Relationship?
• Did My Parents Care Too Much?
• Anorexia Impacts The Whole Family
• Mental Illness: The Bio-Psycho-Social Spheres Of Influence
• Fathers And Father's Day
• Toddlers, Toys And Cognitive Development
• The Frustration Of Arguing About The Truth
• Depression And The Pressure To Conform
• Education And Reading And Parenting: "A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words"
• The Cycle Of Life: War, Peace, Happiness, And...
• Marital Infidelity, It's Women Too
• Some Questions About How To Treat Children With Disabilities
• I Wish I Had An Illness...Mental Or Physical
• On Superstitions
• On Being Married And Loved To Death
• The Frustration Of Waiting
• Is It Wrong To Celebrate The Death Of Osama Bin Laden?
• To Succeed Or Not To Succeed, That Is The Question
• Non Prescription Pain Medications, SSRI's And Depression
• Prescription Drug Abuse, Why So Few Responses?
• The Brain Lock Of Obsessional Thinking
• Revisiting Your Childhood Home, "Remembrance Of Things Past"
• Parents And Coping And The Terrible Twos
• A New Cause Of Depression
• Why Do Women Become Prostitutes And Why Do Men Go To Them?
• Staying Busy And Being Happy
• The Eating Disorder Called Obesity
• When You Are Angry At Your Therapist
• Some Reflections On Successful Marriages
• Anorexia, Bulimia And Older Women
• Teenagers, Technology And Parents
• Are Men Really Childish Boys?
• Family Dinner, Do Families Interact And Talk To Each Other Any Longer?
• I Found Out My Husband Is Gay
• What Are The Psychological Consequences Of Surviving A Disaster?
• Sex, Violence, Rage, Passion: "Being Human."
• He Doesn't Feel The Same Way About Me...
• Of Marriage, Money And Lies
• Psychiatry And Psychotherapy And Insurance
• Anxiety, Worry, Stress: Living In The Moment
• Elder Abuse
• Always Predicting Disaster
• Unmasking The Deceiver...Myself
• The Pain Of Rejection By Social Groups
• Stress, Emotions And Body Response
• Marijuana And Mental Health, Here We Go Again!
• The Many Meanings Of Smiling
• "That's Not Fair,...."
• Narcissistic Vs. Antisocial Or Sociopathic Personality Disorders
• Playing Hard To Get
• Clean Needles And...?
• Marriage, Family, Stress And Finances
• Professional Sports, Stress And Depression
• A Discussion Of Male Masturbation
• Of Apololgies, Forgiveness And Forgetting
• A Debate Rages Over Education And Parenting
• I Found That Story Very "Touching"
• Autism And Fraud, Psychopathy Defined, Does Greed Have No Limits?
• No Slouching Here
• Splitting: Bringing In That Third Party
• Behavior Disorders, Learning Your Diagnosis
• A Major Crisis, Eating Disorders And Children
• PTSD, Veterans And Equine Therapy
• Those New Year's Resolutions, Do They Work?
• Homosexuals In The Military, "Don't Ask Don't, Don't Tell" Is Repealed
• The Quick Fix
• Newly Married Couples And Sexual Frequency
• Are We Too Materialistic?
• Childhood Mental Health Problems And Parental Embarrassment
• The Holiday Season: When SAD And Grief Occur
• Does The Modern World Promote Schizoid Personality Disorder?
• Addictions And Co Occurring Disorders, The High Rate Of Relapse
• Sudden End To A Marriage
• Choosing To Be Childless, Is It Selfish?
• Student Academic Performance
• A Discussion Of Disappointment
• Psychotherapy, Do We Really Want To Change?
• Life, Death And Relationships
• The Benefits Of Yoga
• Some Questions About Helping Others?
• The Pleasure, Beauty And Power Of Music
• College Students, Studying And Drug Abuse
• "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," Why?
• Insult, Revenge And Captain Ahab
• Ghosts, Spirits And Psychology, A Halloween Story:
• Coping With People Who Are "Difficult"
• "My Mother Is Ruining My Life"
• Autistic Disorders And Parental Advocacy
• Do I Have Bipolar II Disorder?
• Is Schizophrenia Curable?
• Resilience And Trauma
• Transference Vs. Encounter In Psychotherapy
• Teaching And Learning
• Boulder Is Burning
• Self Compassion
• Perceptions Of Life Today
• Toddler Spanking
• Much Ado About Something
• The Case Of The Wayword Flight Attendant
• Intolerance And Discrimination
• Religion And Psychotherapy
• Of Babies And Kisses And Hugs
• Pain Pills, A Real Pain
• Children, Television, Video Games And Attention Problems
• Empathy Vs. Blame
• Its Never Too Late
• Shyness And Marital Problems
• Religion, Morality And Homosexuality, A Real Conflict
• Score Another One For Cognitive Therapy
• Gauging The Effectiveness Of One Component Of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Brainless, Then Mindless
• Parental Suicide And Vulnerable Children
• Do You Fear Success?
• Huffing: Parents And Kids Beware
• Healing, Is It Just A Matter Of Medication?
• Twisted Thinking: Ideology, Delusions And Science
• On The Question Of Medical Marijuana
• Alcoholic's Anonymous, Outcomes And New Research On Alcoholism
• It Is Me, Vinnie's Mom: Intervention, ADHD And The Family Crucible Continued
• Intervention, ADHD, Addiction And Enabling And The Family Crucible
• When Psychiatric Diagnosis And Culture Clash
• Marijuana Makes It Worse, Revisited
• Staying Sober: Dealing With Temptations
• Troubled Marriages T.V. News Interview
• Child Abuse And The Role Of Parental Denial
• Parenting, Children, And Observational Learning
• Depression? Stress? How Sweet They Are? A Dissertation On Dark Chocolate
• The Brain, Nutrition And ADHD
• The Need For Changes In U.S Health Insurance
• Do I Have ADD?
• Feeling Good, It's Not Just In The Brain
• The Child Is Father To The Man
• Children, ADHD And Stimulant Medication
• An Evaluation Of Self Help Books And Affirmations
• Alzheimer's Disease, Can Brain Stimulation Prevent Its Onset?
• Brain Neuroplasticity And Treatment Resistant Depression
• The Incredible Human Brain, Neuroplasticity, And The Power Of Positive Thinking
• Brain Traffic Jam And Schizophrenia: Possible New Treatments?
• When Children Steal
• Post Combat Suicide Rate Rising
• Alzheimer's Disease, Would You Want To Know?
• Post Partum Depression And The Importance Of Sleep
• "The Big Emptiness": Hoarding, OCD, Depression And The Quest For Meaning
• Do You Engage In Emotional Eating?
• Diagnoses, Some Thoughts To Consider
• Women Who Love Too Much, Are You One Of Them?
• Does Psychotherapy Help Everyone?
• South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford And The Power Of Sex In Our Lives
• Chronic Illness And Employment
• I Blush, Therefore I...
• Some Thoughts About Perception, Communication And Disagreement:
• Of Parking Lots, Stress, Life And Psychotherapy
• The Problem Of Treating Addiction
• Abuse Of Special Needs Children In Our Public Schools
• Teenagers And Depression: Their Families And Psychotherapy
• Tourettes Disorder
• On Socializing, Making Friends And Meeting People: Strategies
• On Demeaning, Devaluing And Bullying: Discussions Of Points Of View
• Recognizing An Alcohol Problem In Yourself
• Kristie Alley And The Problem Of Obesity And Dieting
• Faith Versus Reason, Religion And Psychology
• Making Friends, A Matter Of Where You Live?
• Its Enough To Make You Sick, News Coverage Of The Swine Flu
• Rejection, Why Does It Hurt So Much?
• Adult Circumcision, HIV And Pleasure
• Learning While Fidgeting: ADHD
• Child Abuse Prevention
• How To Start Psychotherapy: A Nervous Time For Most
• Gossip: A Form Of Workplace Warfare
• Work Place Climate, Depression And Job Searching
• Anti Social Personality Disorder And Bernard Madoff
• "Whoso Would Be A Man Must Be A Nonconformist." Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Post Heart Surgery Depression
• Vegetarian Diets May Harbor Eating Disordered Youngsters:
• Cognitive Distortions, Also Known As
• Married 40 Years....And We Never Had ONE Fight
• Family Therapy: A Different Approach To Psychotherapy
• Young Yet Sad: The Social Phobic
• A Tragic Story Of Paranoid Schizophrenia: Lowboy, By John Wray
• Dyslexia
• 5 Ways To Achieve Misery
• Suicide, Self Injury And Hospitalization: Can Your Therapist Have You Hospitalized?
• It Is Not All Psychological
• Alcohol As The Cause Of Depression?
• Are You Emotionally Resilient?
• On The Family As A System And The Problem Of Triangulation
• Managing Anger And Emotional Stressors Could Save Your Life
• Memory, Something You Need To Work At
• Divorce: Five Mistakes Made By Divorced Parents.
• Arguing And Marriage: Go Together Like A Horse And Carriage
• Depression And Marriage
• Do Homophobic Men Harbor Secret Homosexual Desires?
• Stigma, Stereotyping And Schizophrenia
• "All Work And No Play Make Jack And Jill Dull...."
• Vitamin D And Health
• How Do You Cope When A Loved One Has An Addiction?
• How Do You Feel After Sex?
• What Should I Do Now? Recession And Unemployment
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Should I Stay Or Leave This Marriage Or "When Is Enough Enough?"
• The Importance Of Recognizing Childhood Successes At School
• Child Abuse And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Drug Abusers And Close Court Supervision
• College Stress And Pets:
• Two Male Genital Disorders: Peyronies Disease And Cryptorchidism
• Catastrophizing Illness: Mind And Body Revisited
• Traumatic Brain Injury And PTSD: Everyone Is Vulnerable
• The Eyes Are The Windows To The Soul
• What Is Normal And What Is Not? The New Diagnostic And Statistical Manual V
• Parents Of Children With ADHD
• Why Do Men Go To Prostitutes?
• Handling The Stress Of The 2008 Holiday Season
• Fear, Hatred And Prejudice, When Someone Different Moves In.
• Suicide: Does A Person Have The Right To Take His Own Life?
• Tinnitus, The Annoying Sound Inside Your Head
• Deja Vu, All Over Again
• Homosexuality And Intolerance: The Issue Of Gay Adoptions
• Denial And Drug Addiction, A Serious Problem
• "Music Hath Charms To Soothe The Savage Breast"
• Stuttering, Inherited?
• Children With ADHD And Their Families
• Facing Economic Stress: Women Are Taking It Harder Than Men.
• Marijuana Makes It Worse: Severe Mental Illnesses
• On Loneliness, Warmth And Making Friends
• Itching, Another Example Of Mind-Body Interaction
• Depression And Spirituality
• Suicide Among White Middle Class Increases
• Birthdays, Graduations And Other Celebrations:
• What Makes Therapy Work?
• Social Phobia And Self Concept And The Brain
• Figures Of Speech: The Mind, Body Connection
• Adult Male Circumcision And Sexual Satisfaction
• Long Term And Other Types Of Psychotherapy
• The New Technological Brain: Plusses And Minuses
• Alcohol And Personality Changes
• Are Your Children Over-Scheduled And Over-Stressed?
• Gossip: Of Politics, People And Relationships
• Sensation And Perception: Understanding Our World
• How Do You Measure A Man(or Woman): Small Penis Syndrome?
• Infidelity, Why Do People Cheat?
• ADHD Psychological Coaching: Learning To Cope Without Medication
• "Guns And Suicide" Article And Comments: What About The Anger?
• Snurf Pills: A New Drug Of Abuse For Teens
• Regulating Brain Chemicals And Mental Illnesses With WINCS And DBS
• Iraq, Afghanistan Wars And PTSD: Just Fraud?
• Borderline Functioning: Are You The Family Historian?
• Of U.S.Travels, Road Signs And Pornography, Moving Cross Country Part 3
• Moving Cross Country, Part 2: Loss Of A Home
• Some Observations On The Experience Of Moving And Relocating Your Home: Part 1
• The Problem Of Sexual Fetishes And Marriage
• Isolated Mothers And The Challenges Of Newborns
• The Stress Of Returning To School
• Shy Bladder Syndrome (Paruresis): Getting Help
• Dr. Bruce E. Nivins, The Anthrax Case And The Stigma Of Mental Illness
• On Drinking, Smoking And Depression
• In Pursuit Of Happiness, Part 3
• In Pursuit Of Happiness, Part 2
• Why Is Happiness So Difficult To Achieve? Part 1
• On Returning To School And Our Nation
• Bullying And Suicidal Ideation Linked Among Children
• Coping With The Challenges Of Daily Stresses
• The Influence Of Culture On The Expression Of Depression
• Education, Critical Thinking And Racial Hatred
• Low Self Esteem: Eating Or Spending To Escape
• Some Thoughts About Multiple Births
• Going To The Dentist: Fears And Phobias
• Depression And Diabetes: A Deadly Combination
• Freedom, July 4, 2008
• Under Age Drinking: Nothing New But Very Worrisome
• Male Sexual Response: But, What If It's Not The Woman???
• Stuff, Why Is It So Difficult To Part With?
• Ageism And The Upcoming Presidential Election
• On Fathers On Father's Day
• Aging And Socializing, An Important Connection
• Life: Are We Listening And Living?
• Veterans, PTSD And Psychiatric Service Dogs
• Veterans And PTSD: The Invisible Disorder
• Too Muchness: When Life Gets To Feeling Like It's All Too Much
• Depression: A New Frontier In It's Treatment
• Domestic Violence: The Hidden Story Of Abused Men
• Summer Vacation, Children And Adolescents
• A Discussion Of Sexual Fetishism And Masochism
• Cheating Vs. Values And Ethics: High School Sports
• Some Thoughts On The Importance Of Reading To Your Children
• Abused As A Child: Permanently Damaged?
• Economic And Mental Depression
• Teenage Self Injury
• Women And Disordered Eating Behaviors: A Media Problem?
• The Sexual Harassment Of Girls And Sexual Minorites In Our Schools
• On The Issue Of Sexual And Other Feelings Towards The Therapist
• Blenophobia, The Fear Of Needles
• Growing Older: Don't Lose It, Use It
• "I Owe, I Owe, So Off To Work I Go," Spending, Debt And Stress
• Humor And Mental Health: Are You Able To Laugh At Your Self?
• Whisk Those Blues Away
• Anxiety And Alcoholism And Stigma
• Do You Have A Shy Bladder?
• Teenage Substance Abuse, The Good News And The Bad
• Memories: Who Is Correct?
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Plagued By Doubt
• Marriage And Pornography
• A Nightmare For Some Families: Getting Children To Bed At Night
• The Family Role In Sex Education
• Burnout, What It Is And What To Do About It
• Should A Disabled Student Have The Right To A Service Dog In School?
• Men, Women, Marriage And Sex
• Suggestions, Binge Eating Disorder
• I Thought I Was Dumb: The Story Of Ben Kilham, Bear Expert
• Men And Women And Differences
• Friendship
• What Can You Do When You Have No Idea Of What To Do?
• Our Geriatric Population And Their Need For Psychotherapy
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder And Iraqi Veterans
• Psychotherapy And Murder In New York: Should We All Stay Home?
• Mingo: Loss And Grief And Celebrating The Life And Work Of A Service Dog
• Sometimes Involuntary Hospitalization Is Just The Right Prescription
• Dangers Of A Little Knowledge Revisited: Medications, Benefit Or Just Money?
• Heath Ledger: Drugs Equal Death
• The Dangers Of A Little Knowledge
• I'm So Bored!
• Worried Sick
• Psychotherapy: A More Than Oncer Per Week Commitment
• Criminalizing Distrubed Young Offenders
• Rape: Its Emotional Consequences
• An Additional Wish For 2008, Mental Health Insurance For Everyone
• A New Year's Resolution, No More Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda
• A New Year Wish For 2008: Health Insurance
• Transference, Countertransference And Finding A Good Therapist
• Stereotyping And Its Damaging Effects
• One Dog's Impact On A Family,Our Friend, Kimba
• Coping With Post Holiday Blues And Other Transitions
• Stay At Home Parent, What Are Your Attidudes? Gender Beliefs
• What Did You Mean By That? Words, Meanings And Context
• Denial: The Good And Bad Of This Defense Mechanism For Relationships
• Transference: The Patient's Love For The Therapist And An Answer To A Graduate Student's Question
• Do You Remember?
• Diabetes, Depression And Life
• The Question Of Diagnosis
• An Additional Comment About ADHD, It's Really Real
• ADHD, It's Really Real
• Women And Depression
• Mental Health, Memory And Social Interaction
• Problems Connected With Anti Depressant Medications
• The Long Lasting Negative Effects Of Abuse
• People Who Abuse, Are They Evil?
• Drugs, Kids And Popular Songs
• War, Hatred And Scapegoating
• Pain And Depression
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• Do You Ask For Help?
• Titles Presume Expertise But Should You Trust Them?
• Elder Abuse
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• Addiction And The Family
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• Autism-Vaccine Link?
• In The Middle
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• Meditation: More Benefits
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• Violence And Trauma: Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007
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• Marriage, Sex And Shame
• An Interesting Treatment For Sexual Dysfunction
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• Marriage, Family And Adult ADHD
• That Other Addiction, Gambling
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• If Not Now, When?
• "But You Can Choose Your Friends"
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Mind-Body Connection
• Gaining Control So As Not To Gain Weight
• The Sexualization Of Girls And The Development Of Emotional Problems
• Eating Disorders And Family Boundaries
• Smoking And ADHD
• Why Do You Wash The Dishes?
• Depression And Heart Disease
• Just Too Mean For Psychotherapy?
• Can Men And Women Be Friends?
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy: What Is A Dialectic?
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• Marriage And Friendship
• Humor Is A Laughing Matter
• Separation Anxiety Disorder
• Good News, Bad News: Drug Abuse Now
• Marijuana, Just Harmless Fun?
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• My Ten New Year Resolutions
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• Use It Or Lose It: The Brain
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• Complicated Grief
• The Amazing Maze Of Health Insurance
• Points Of View
• Non Verbal Communication
• Is Happiness Good For Your Health?
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• Bulimia Nervosa And Impulsiveness
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• The Persistent Stigma Of Mental Illness
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