Anxiety & Depression

Facing Our Worst Fears

Finding the Courage to Stay in the Moment

A therapist helps his anxious clients discover that be not resisting what the present moment offers, they can find a way out of their suffering. Read more

A Complicated Grieving

Death, guilt, and anger are an explosive mix

"Complicated grief" resulting from unresolved guilt, anger, shame, and regret can fester on for many years. Read more

Bitter Pill

Ritalin and the Growing Influence of Big Pharma

Researchers and practitioners alike have long been concerned that Ritalin use in childhood could lead to later drug abuse. But when a University of California... Read more

Turning "I Can't" into "I Will"

How to Motivate Depressed Clients

Getting a depressed client mobilized to take the initial steps toward change can be the key to treatment. Read more

Flying Lessons

Discovering Another Way of Being

In a single, unforeseen moment, a self-lacerating young woman takes a risk and discovers, deep in her bones, why we're alive. Read more

The Hidden Logic of Anxiety

Look for the Emotional Truth behind the Symptom

In our rush to remove the symptoms of anxiety, we too often ignore the client's hidden system of personal meaning. Focusing on that murky inner world can both... Read more

Rx for Passion

Antidepressants needn't depress the libido

From the March/April 1999 issue As a psychiatrist and couples therapist, some days it seems as if I never talk about anything but sex. And increasingly, I... Read more