
Therapy in the Media
Mental health news around the worldNeil 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
In the Bedroom
Countering the destructive effects of trauma on intimacyA book review of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds by Susan M. Johnson Read more
Divorce Court
Weighing the latest evidenceA book review of For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered by E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly Read more
A Guide Through the Darkness
An ambitious new book offers a road map for depressed clientsBook reviews of The Noonday Demon; Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term Change; Whispers from the East; and The Shattered Self. Read more
Fierce Creatures
How I nearly lost my innocence in La-La LandFrom the May/June 1997 issue I have just completed my first, and very likely my last, close encounter with the fierce business that has occupied my... Read more
Where's the science in psychotherapy? Read more
Two new Hollywood bits bring out the beast in us Read more
Everyday Heroes
Witnessing the strength and beauty of old ageA new best-seller turns old age into another version of youth. Read more
Appasionata
Fables and fairy tales and fires in our soulsFrom the May/June 1994 issue NOW THAT THE EXPIRATION DATES HAVE PASSED ON OUR familiar fables and fairy tales about gender, it is time to create some new... Read more