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Layne Dalfen
May 29, 2024
From Trauma to Tranquility
Your dream's setting might help you find peace. Look at all the aspects of a dream, as the solution to the problem often sits in plain...
Tony W. Buchanan, Ph.D.
May 27, 2024
The Link Between Stress and Depression
Understanding the connection could promote greater resilience. Stress is correlated with depression. Correlation does not equal...
Mark D. White, Ph.D.,
May 24, 2024
Should You Really Want to Know If a Partner Is Cheating?
Choosing not to know reveals a lack of self-respect. Adultery damages your relationship whether or not you find out about it right away....
Christopher M. Palmer, M.D.
May 22, 2024
The Crisis in Veterans' Mental Health and New Solutions
Veteran suicides increase 10-fold from 2006 to 2020. Veterans suffer from high rates of mental health conditions, including PTSD,...
Dona Matthews Ph.D.
May 20, 2024
Toddler Tantrums: Hitting, Kicking, Scratching, and Biting
Why toddlers get aggressive, how to respond, and ideas for keeping things calm. Toddlers throw tantrums because they don't have the...
Mark L. Ruffalo M.S.W., D.Psa.
May 17, 2024
The Paradox of Borderline Personality Disorder
Fear of intimacy, along with a fear of rejection. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by marked instability. People...
Phil Lane, MSW, LCSW,
May 15, 2024
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....
Fern Schumer Chapman
May 13, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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...
Kathleen R. Bogart Ph.D. and Mollie Greenblum
May 1, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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...
Mark L. Ruffalo M.S.W., D.Psa.
Apr 17, 2024
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...
Ran D. Anbar, M.D., FAAP,
Apr 15, 2024
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...
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