September/October 2008

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How Evolved Are We?

The Triune Brain in
the Consulting Room



FEATURES

It's a Jungle in There
By Louis Cozolino
The human brain is an anachronistic menagerie...

Our Serotonin, Our Selves?
By Charles Barber
Studying the brains of people who committed suicide raises basic questions...

Brain to Brain
By Bonnie Badenoch
After a decade of trying to integrate our growing knowledge about the brain into everyday practice...

Unlocking the Emotional Brain
By Bruce Ecker
Recent findings about memory consolidation in the brain have opened up the possibility...

Practice Makes Perfect
By Carolyn Daitch
Many clients believe that the therapy process all by itself will magically improve their lives and relationships. We must help them recognize that without their own consistent efforts, therapy is unlikely to give them what they want.

 

 

 

 

 

Editor's Letter
By Richard Simon

DEPARTMENTS

Clinician's Digest
By Garry Cooper

In Consultation
By Michael Ungar

Case Studies
By David Crenshaw

Case Commentary
By Lawrence Diller

Bookmarks
Reviewed By Richard Handler
A History of Last Night's Dream: Discovering the Hidden Path to the Soul.

Screening Room
By Frank Pittman
Mamma Mia! and The Dark Knight.

Family Matters
By Jeanne Folks
Watching our aging parents struggle confronts us with some difficult lessons in late-life love.