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Archive for November, 2009

Talk Therapy: How Honest Are You?

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Talk Therapy: How Honest Are You?I pay my therapist $120 every other week. I should, theoretically, feel like I can …

Getting Therapy When There’s No Money

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

I can’t help but mention this article in The New York Times about how to get mental health care when you have no insurance or …

Surviving the Suicide of Someone You Love

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

My brother’s childhood best friend committed suicide. I was 16 years old at the time, Mark (not his real name) was 21. Mark’s parents were …

Woman Loses Sick-Leave Benefits for Depression Thanks to Facebook Pics

Friday, November 20th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_6838" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Quebec woman Nathalie Blanchard poses on the beach in a Facebook photograph that convinced her insurance company that she was no ...

2009 Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy Recommendations

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Earlier this month, I was honored to attend the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy in Atlanta, Georgia. The focus of this …

Year in Review: Your Picks

Friday, November 20th, 2009

It’s that time of the year again, when we pull together our top picks for mental health and psychology stories in the news in the …

Two New Blogs, Always Learning and The Y Factor

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

I’m pleased to announce the introduction of two new blogs here in the Psych Central family.

The first is from Leigh Pretnar Cousins, MS called …

12 Ways to Be Thankful

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

12 Ways to Be ThankfulTo get us in the mood for the Thanksgiving Holiday!

Cicero said that “gratitude is not …

Holiday Blues, With Some Shades of Grey

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Holiday Blues, With Some Shades of GreyMeagan really wanted this Christmas …

2009 Army Suicides: Highest Ever

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

While most of us will be spending Thanksgiving with our loved ones next week, there are already 140 Army families who will not be spending …

The Psychology of Terrorism

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

The Psychology of TerrorismTerrorism is not a particularly new problem — it’s been a part of the …

Reducing Marital Stress Through Communication

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Reducing Marital Stress Through CommunicationOne heavily researched area within psychology is couples’ and …

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