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Introducing Weightless: A Blog About Body Image

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

You really can't help but be overwhelmed by the amount of focus these days on how a person looks. The people who are most harmed by this shallowness are women, especially young adults, as so ...

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The Psychology of the Parents of Balloon Boy

Monday, October 19th, 2009

This past week we saw the news media captivated by the idea that a 6-year-old boy, Falcon Heene had been ...

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Minding the Media: Ralph Lauren Sinks Lower and Lower

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Model Filippa Hamilton -- 5'10" and 120 pounds -- recently was fired from Ralph Lauren for being fat. According to Hamilton, who had worked for the designer since 2002, “they fired me because they said ...

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House in a Psychiatric Hospital

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

If you're a fan of the show, House MD, you probably enjoyed last night's 2-part season opener with ...

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Have We Become a Nation of Narcissists?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

What do rapper Kanye West, tennis star Serena Williams, and Congressman Joe Wilson have in ...

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A Profile of Aaron Beck

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Aaron Beck is probably best known for pioneering the use of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) -- that commonly used ...

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The Miracle Worker: Edward M. Kennedy

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Senator Edward Kennedy pushed for equality among the underprivileged and desired reform for America’s mental health system. He was a gift from ...

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Michael Jackson’s Brain and the False Narrative

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Since the news media seems to be unable to tear itself away from the Michael Jackson story, we learn about every fascinating detail about ...

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Guilt, Shame and Public Life

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Several public figures passed away last week, including Ed McMahon, Billy Mays, Farrah Fawcett and of course, Michael Jackson. Each of them made a difference for people and we don’t have to go into ...

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Dads, Daughters and Body Image

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

We’ve already talked about how moms and daughters can help boost each other’s body image. However, moms aren’t the ...

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More Psych Tweeps

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Out of fairness I couldn't put us in the top ten list, but PsychCentral tweeps have some great Twitter accounts. @docjohng (our fearless leader) @aliciasparks (glamorous author, Celebrity Psychings editor, World ...

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Top Ten Psych Tweeps

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Microblogging service Twitter is maximizing in popularity. Though there are naysayers who don't understand the medium and dismiss it as shallow and narcissistic (just like early blog ...

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