by administrator | Aug 2, 2019 | MAIN BLOG
Sometimes therapy works even when the therapist does not think it leads to improvement.I worked with a Latin American engineer for a few years who was paralyzed by perfectionism. He only got a fraction of his work done on lucrative projects, wasting enormous amounts... by administrator | Nov 7, 2017 | MAIN BLOG
Janet was an appealing young woman in her 20s experiencing depression for the second time in her life. In a series of interviews, we identified a prior depression that she suffered in her teens. The symptoms she described in adolescence sounded like classic symptoms... by administrator | Oct 23, 2017 | MAIN BLOG
Watching Ken Burns’ PBS documentary on the Vietnam War the other night. One clip showed Dr. Spock, the famous pediatrician, protesting the war because, he said, soldiers should not have to continue dying to keep President Johnson from “getting egg on his... by administrator | Jun 25, 2017 | MAIN BLOG
Physical Addictions and Psychological Addictions Are Not the Same You can be physically addicted to a substance without being psychologically addicted to it. Vets in Robins et. al (1975) study: 90% heroin-addicted do not become addicted to narcotics back in U.S.... by administrator | Jan 15, 2016 | MAIN BLOG
I’m enjoying re-reading David Burns MD’s classic book for professionals and non-professionals alike, Feeling Good: the New Mood Therapy (1980). I read it for the first time in graduate school in 1990. It becomes evident as one reads his descriptions of...