Therapy in the Media

Mental health news around the world
Article June 30, 2020

A Family in Chaos

A Study of Dysfunction and Resilience

The 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

Article December 27, 2019

Couples Therapy Goes Public

A New TV Series Pulls Back the Curtain

A bold new TV series captures the raw reality of couples therapy—for both clients and therapists. Read more

Article December 27, 2019

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

Article October 28, 2019

A new documentary on comedian Darrell Hammond’s life spotlights the legacy of childhood trauma. Read more

Article December 26, 2018

The Scourge of Opioids

A Close-Up Look at the Epidemic

A new book takes a close-up look at the opioid epidemic in America. Read more

Article November 9, 2018

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

Article August 8, 2018

3 Concerning Messages about the Netflix series “Insatiable”

…And 3 Ways to Talk about Them with Your Clients

There’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

Article November 1, 2017

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

Article November 18, 2015

Who Do You Trust?

Revisiting the McMartin Preschool Case

Sometimes it can be easier to argue about witch-hunts than risk confronting the dark, unsavory reality of child abuse. Read more

Article March 1, 2015

Lost in the Maze

Finding the exit from OCD

Review: 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

Article January 1, 2015

The Reluctant Guru

Staying in the Moment with Jon Kabat-Zinn

A 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

Article September 11, 2014

Bessel van der Kolk, a leading trauma therapist, takes on the New York Times. Read more

Article July 11, 2014

For therapists, giving a TED talk is the new professional milestone. Read more

Article July 11, 2014

What Makes Fanatics Tick?

Exploring the Psyches of People on the Fringe

A 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

Article May 12, 2014

12 Missteps?

The evidence that AA works is many steps behind

The 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

Article January 8, 2014

Sizing Up Goliath

The Upside of Being Underestimated

With 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

Article January 1, 2012

A Bond Like None Other

Sometimes proximity isn’t the same as closeness

Exploring the complex fabric of an often poorly understood family bond that shapes us, in one way or another, throughout our lives. Read more

Article November 1, 2011

Removing The Masks

Let’s Stop Wasting Time

Conventional 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

Article June 1, 2011

Neil Clark Warren, the founder of the successful matchmaking site eHarmony, talks about what’s necessary to find a good, compatible match. Read more

Article May 1, 2011

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

Article March 1, 2011

The Nightgown

In Search of the Answerman

A determined patient searches for therapeutic insight from an unlikely source. Read more

Article March 1, 2011

The Specter of the Big "C"

A Modern Look at an Age-Old Malady

A modern look at cancer treatment through the ages. Read more

Article January 1, 2010

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

Article September 24, 2009

Erickson's Legacy

Strategic therapy rests on skillful information-gathering

Strategic therapy is less about technique than a search for the information that'll illuminate the solution to your client's problem. Read more

Article January 1, 2008

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

Article March 1, 2007

Americocentricity

Babel and Borat force us to look beyond our culture

A new generation of filmmakers is taking us beyond the Americocentric world of mainstream cinema. Read more

Article May 1, 2003

The New Consciousness

Bridging science and spirituality
Jim Naughton

A book review of Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them? A Scientific Collaboration with the Dalai Lama Read more

Article March 1, 2003

Oversimplifying Schizophrenia

Hawks and Doves Battle over the Most Effective Treatment
Christian Beels

A book review of Mad in America by Robert Whitaker Read more

Article January 1, 2003
Jim Naughton

Book reviews of The Soul of Recovery; Trauma Practice in the Wake of September 11, 2001; and Love at Goon Park Read more

Article November 1, 2002

In Search of a Balance

Informing our children of both the beautiesmdashand dangersmdashof sex
Jim Naughton

A book review of Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex by Judith Levine Read more

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