Manualized psychotherapy is squeezing out people on the margins of mainstream society. Read more

Let’s unite to stand up to vested interests that have taken over the mental health system. Read more

Why did a seeming rags-to-riches story of a young man’s triumph over poverty and the lure of the streets end so tragically? Read more

A therapist takes an unflinching look at a puzzling case that spanned 14 years, wondering if he made a wrong turn. Read more

Why do young boys tend to roughhouse while young girls lean towards relational play? According to Louann Brizendine, these and many other differences observed... Read more

A Bruce Springsteen song helps crack the unspoken code of father–son communication. Read more

Louann Brizendine talks about one of the key neurobiological distinctions between the sexes: the need to reproduce vs. the need to nurture the helpless. Read more

Raising the issue of race in therapy can help African American clients connect their personal struggles to an enduring cultural legacy that many insist isn’t... Read more

Pat Love explains how the brain engages and reflects with the emotional state of others and why it comes down to gender. Read more

You’ve probably worked with men who’ve been dragged, kicking and screaming, into therapy by their partners. But how do you work with a client who doesn’t... Read more

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo knows a thing or two about tough guys. In 1971, his notorious Stanford prison experiment, originally planned for two weeks, had to... Read more

Men with anger problems are generally highly reluctant clients who come to our offices only because they’ve gotten “the ultimatum” from their wives... Read more

For men who still consider entering couples therapy a stroll into a lion’s den of shame, humiliation and failure, men’s groups can be both a crucial source... Read more

In today’s multicultural world, no one is immune to the emotional fallout of discrimination. Read more

Psychologist and bestselling author Harriet Lerner speaks about her body of work and addresses the question of the continuing impact of feminism on... Read more

The Lawrence Summers controversy just brought to the surface the stealth assault on feminism that's reviving gender stereotypes of the 1950s. Read more

Shame is the least understood dimension of men's inner experience—by both men themselves and the people who live with them. This lack of understanding may be... Read more

Let's face it: love means something quite different to men and women. A look at other species of social mammals offers some remarkable insights into the... Read more

Gender shapes relationship from the very first moment therapist meets client, especially when the client is male and the therapist is female. Read more

Although therapy is often considered a profession dominated by the female sensibility, a lifelong gym rat, much practiced in the arts of masculine aggression... Read more

The creation of "the other" is the dynamic at the heart of racism, sexism, homophobia, and persecution. The first step in altering that dynamic is the struggle... Read more

The consolation prize for boys who feel deeply but can't express or even decipher their own emotions is the universe of "electronica," a womb of... Read more

The experience of Asian immigrants is often characterized as a classic rags-to-riches tale. Yet for all the stories of success and assimilation, there's... Read more

Is it appropriate to bring up the use of subtly racist language in a session, even if it doesn’t deal with the client’s presenting issue? Always, says one... Read more

Acknowledging the complexities of real-life therapy Read more

Therapy is about healing and also about promoting connection. The healing starts when we lance the wounds our clients bring in, help them vent their pain and... Read more

What draws so many men to define their manhood through work success, and how can therapists help men--and the women in their lives--understand what they get... Read more

From the July/August 1994 issue   WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, MY FRIEND CAROL TALKED ME into going to a dance at our high school. Of course, we had... Read more

Of course, not everyone's quarrel with PC is the same. Read more

George Babbitt goes to diversity training Read more