Paul, a slim, attractive, 29-year-old white man who owns a landscaping company, was referred to me by his therapist (with whom he was making no progress... Read more

If a vast conspiracy were afoot to create an entire civilization of insomniacs, it would operate pretty much the way our society does now. In a nonstop... Read more

Stanley Milgram’s classic experiments in the 1960s demonstrated that ordinary people would—with encouragement from authority figures—give... Read more

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There’s a reason that what we do is called “talk therapy.” From the heyday of psychodynamic practice to the present, therapy has almost... Read more

Q: Many of my older clients and their family caregivers resist accepting help from others. How can I get them to receive the care they need? A: For those... Read more

While lions and sharks go into frenzy at the smell of blood, at the sight of blood, moviegoers seem to experience a heightening of all emotions, sometimes... Read more

1. Ride the Rhythms of Rest Fine-tune your circadian rhythms with exposure to morning light. Regularly engage in rest breaks and practices. Consider daily... Read more

The theme of this year’s Networker Symposium was “The Power of Relationship: From Isolation to Connection.” Of course, with its impossible... Read more

The child therapist approaches the child who can't play by introducing play activities one step at the time. Read more

Magical Moments of Change: How Psychotherapy Turns Kids Around Lenore Terr W. W. Norton. 304 pp. ISBN: 978-0-70530-0 I must admit, I picked up this book with... Read more

Anger is the normal reaction to teenage defiance, even for therapists, but clinicians typically receive little if any training in therapeutically using the... Read more

In treating sleep disorders, I’m a strong advocate of integrating the best of conventional and alternative interventions, because successful treatment... Read more

Anyone who’s ever worked with trauma survivors knows the therapeutic challenge of helping them deal with the overwhelming emotional cascade so often... Read more

The human brain is an anachronistic menagerie that confronts the psychotherapist with the challenge of treating a human, a horse, and a crocodile, all... Read more

Two hugely successful films, released on the same weekend this summer, revealed the flip side of the Hollywood experience. Read more

A project studying the brains of people who committed suicide raises basic questions about how much brain chemicals control our lives and what control is left... Read more

Many clients believe that the therapy process all by itself will magically improve their lives and relationships. We must help them recognize that without... Read more

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An emergency room social worker's day revolves around handling emotional crises of strangers facing terrible moments of their lives. Read more

Michael White, who died suddenly in April 2008 at 59, devoted his life to helping people find the kernels of personal courage, self-respect, and emotional... Read more

Prenuptials may seem unromantic and focused on worst-case scenarios, but they can clarify critical issues and avoid problems down the road. Read more

Is this issue—on the lost world of community mental health—just another exercise in middle-aged nostalgia? We think not. Read more

Two provocative new books try to separate myth from reality about gender differences and the distinctive challenges faced by young men and women coming of age... Read more

Beset by chronic budgetary constraints, invasive regulations, and insufficient respect from society at large, community mental health today seems a Sisyphean... Read more

Part of the magic of Hollywood movies is that the larger-than-life heroes and heroines up there on the screen don't age and wither and deteriorate like the... Read more

As they grow old, there's just no protecting our children from the bad news in life. Read more

The 43-episode HBO series In Treatment held up a mirror to our profession, immersing viewers in the ebb and flow of the psychotherapy process, and revealing... Read more

A determined family therapist tries to revive public sector psychotherapy using Thomas Edison as his role model. Read more

Despite marketing blitz, Viagra hasn't turned out to be the neat remedy for erectile dysfunction for men over 50 that was promised. Can therapists offer aging... Read more