
Therapy in the Media
Mental health news around the worldA Family in Chaos
A Study of Dysfunction and ResilienceThe story of the Gavins—a family of 12 children, six of whom suffered from schizophrenia—sheds new light on the nature vs. nurture debate. Read more
Couples Therapy Goes Public
A New TV Series Pulls Back the CurtainA bold new TV series captures the raw reality of couples therapy—for both clients and therapists. Read more
Out of Sight
Are Prisons Modern-Day Asylums?Author Kenneth Paul Rosenberg explores the catastrophic inadequacies of our mental healthcare system that have led to “the greatest social crisis of our... Read more
A new documentary on comedian Darrell Hammond’s life spotlights the legacy of childhood trauma. Read more
The Scourge of Opioids
A Close-Up Look at the EpidemicA new book takes a close-up look at the opioid epidemic in America. Read more
The Podcast Boom
Is It for You?Podcasts have exploded in numbers and popularity. What do mental health professionals need to know about this way of expanding their audience and their... Read more
3 Concerning Messages about the Netflix series “Insatiable”
…And 3 Ways to Talk about Them with Your ClientsThere’s been a lot of outcry from mental health professionals, doctors, parents, and people who’ve suffered from eating disorders about the trailer for the... Read more
The Tony Robbins Experience
What’s the Takeaway for Therapists?Despite his four decades in the public eye, most therapists are only vaguely aware of Tony Robbins and his take on personal change. But if you attract millions... Read more
Who Do You Trust?
Revisiting the McMartin Preschool CaseSometimes it can be easier to argue about witch-hunts than risk confronting the dark, unsavory reality of child abuse. Read more
Lost in the Maze
Finding the exit from OCDReview: The Man Who Couldn’t Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in ThoughtFinding an exit from the bewildering maze of a disorder that confounds... Read more
The Reluctant Guru
Staying in the Moment with Jon Kabat-ZinnA Conversation with Jon Kabat-ZinnSince he first developed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in 1979, Jon Kabat-Zinn has not only become a key figure in... Read more
Bessel van der Kolk, a leading trauma therapist, takes on the New York Times. Read more
For therapists, giving a TED talk is the new professional milestone. Read more
What Makes Fanatics Tick?
Exploring the Psyches of People on the FringeA new book investigates the worldview of a range of fanatics who’ve dedicated their lives to holding onto to their antiscientific and antihistorical claims. Read more
12 Missteps?
The evidence that AA works is many steps behindThe authors of a provocative new book argue that, despite its sterling reputation, alcoholics anonymous has one of the worst success rates in all of medicine. Read more
Sizing Up Goliath
The Upside of Being UnderestimatedWith his enormous success, Malcolm Gladwell has morphed from a darling underdog to a publishing juggernaut at whom it’s now trendy to sling insults. Read more
A Bond Like None Other
Sometimes proximity isn’t the same as closenessExploring the complex fabric of an often poorly understood family bond that shapes us, in one way or another, throughout our lives. Read more
Removing The Masks
Let’s Stop Wasting TimeConventional therapeutic wisdom aside, people typically don’t hurt each other because they’re out of touch, unable to communicate, or can’t help... Read more
Neil Clark Warren, the founder of the successful matchmaking site eHarmony, talks about what’s necessary to find a good, compatible match. Read more
The Most Famous Book Never Read
What Makes the Feminine Mystique so Special?Nearly 50 years after its publication, a look at the shortcomings and enduring power of one of the most influential books of our time. Read more
The Nightgown
In Search of the AnswermanA determined patient searches for therapeutic insight from an unlikely source. Read more
The Specter of the Big "C"
A Modern Look at an Age-Old MaladyA modern look at cancer treatment through the ages. Read more
The Age of the Über–Parent
Can science really help us raise better adjusted kids?Can science really help us raise better-adjusted kids? Read more
Erickson's Legacy
Strategic therapy rests on skillful information-gatheringStrategic therapy is less about technique than a search for the information that'll illuminate the solution to your client's problem. Read more
Blinded by Science
Are There Ways of Knowing That We Refuse to Acknowledge?A book by a respected researcher argues that telepathy and clairvoyance may be on a continuum with more common traits of intuition and empathy. Read more
Americocentricity
Babel and Borat force us to look beyond our cultureA new generation of filmmakers is taking us beyond the Americocentric world of mainstream cinema. Read more
The New Consciousness
Bridging science and spiritualityA book review of Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them? A Scientific Collaboration with the Dalai Lama Read more
Oversimplifying Schizophrenia
Hawks and Doves Battle over the Most Effective TreatmentA book review of Mad in America by Robert Whitaker Read more
Book reviews of The Soul of Recovery; Trauma Practice in the Wake of September 11, 2001; and Love at Goon Park Read more
In Search of a Balance
Informing our children of both the beautiesmdashand dangersmdashof sexA book review of Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex by Judith Levine Read more