Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Always Reduce Anxiety
Reducing anxiety is not as simple as "flipping a switch." Positive thinking can be invalidating to some people's experience of anxiety....
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Fern Schumer Chapman
May 13
How Religious Shunning Ruins Lives
A form of institutionalized estrangement, shunning hurts health of the excluded. Religious shunning is a social death penalty that...
Stan A. Goldberg Ph.D.
May 10
How to Prevent Conflicts With Aging Parents
Most conflicts with aging parents are unnecessary. Adult children need to recognize that their parent's identity changes over time. A...
Ran Littman Ph.D.
May 8
Is Relationship OCD Real?
And if so, how common it is really? There is skepticism surrounding the legitimacy of Relationship OCD as a genuine condition linked to...
Andrea Bonior Ph.D.
May 6
How Social Support Can Reduce Your Risk for Depression
New research shows effects even for those at genetic risk for depression. Mood disorders like depression are often caused by a...
Roxy Zarrabi Psy.D.
May 3
7 Key Strategies to Overcome Perfectionism
At its core, perfectionism is disowning your true self. We all know perfection is an illusion. If perfection is unattainable and...
How ADHD Leads to Time Blindness
5 tips to stop the time warp. People with ADHD frequently experience a warped perception of the passage of time known as time blindness....
Robert Klitzman M.D.
Apr 29
Deleting Homosexuality From the DSM: 50th Anniversary
Lessons for today from the last 50 years. The American Psychiatric Association deleted homosexuality from the DSM 50 years ago. The...
Jonathan Fadok, Ph.D.,
Apr 26
Taming the Amygdala in PTSD
Cutting-edge techniques can improve PTSD symptoms. The amygdala detects threats and helps us deal with danger. Patterns of brain activity...
Mary Ann Little, Ph.D.
Apr 24
Can a Child Actually Be a Narcissist?
How to understand narcissistic traits and tendencies in children. High-achieving child narcissists cope with narcissistic vulnerability...
Sally Littlefield
Apr 22
What I Learned About Psychosis from My Police Records
Setting the (police) record straight. People experiencing psychosis are still capable of accurate memory. Discounting the recall of...
Stan Goldberg, Ph.D.
Apr 19
Understanding Grief: It's Not What You Think
Why are a partner’s death, the loss of a pet, or the ability to knit similar? Losses can create holes in our identity. We don't grieve...
The Problem With Too Many Diagnoses
What we miss when we assign multiple labels to one person. Many patients with whom I meet for the first time tell me that they have been...
Treating Oppositional Defiant Disorder With Stuffed Toys
The use of a stuffie could lead to a new way of thinking. Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in children can cause excessive anger and...
Anthony D. Smith LMHC
Apr 12
A Practical Guide to Major Depression
... and the particular dangers of atypical major depression. Major depressive disorder has eight subtypes. Each subtype has unique...
Valerie Fridland, Ph.D.,
Apr 10
How We Talk About Fear Matters
How we experience fear may be altered by the language we use to talk about it. How we experience emotions like fear and love may vary...
7 Habits That Could Cut the Risk of Depression in Half
"Lifestyle medicine" can be as powerful as prescriptions" New research makes it clear that daily habits can boost or diminish mental...
Learning to Cope with Illness Anxiety
7 effective treatment approaches for clients with health-related fear. A variety of popular therapeutic modalities can be helpful for...
Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.D.
Apr 3
Is It Better to Search for Love or Let It Find You?
Remain confident in your value, no matter how a date goes. It may be best to show interest in finding love, but not desperately search...
Nick Morgan Ph.D.
Apr 1
Can We Really Read Other People's Emotions?
and are we any better at it than computers? Humans read each other’s emotions with great enthusiasm, but not a lot of accuracy. Who...
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