When you have a chronic illness your relationship with your doctor is second only to your spouse or your parents. Being honest (and you must be honest!) with ...
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite therapists, Elvira Aletta, Ph.D., on a very important topic: chronic illness. I say important, because it ...
As we noted here, Mental Health America recently announced the winners of the "2009 Media Awards" that recognize excellence in mental health journalism. Sadly, despite the Internet's popularity for the past 15 years, the ...
It's been three years since I published "The Imperfect Mom: Candid Confessions of Mothers Living in the Real World," but the controversy over who is deemed ...
I always get a little irritated with articles like the one recently published in Time magazine: "Why Antidepressants Don't Live Up to the Hype" by John Cloud.
Why?
Because ...
One of the challenges faced by people who have a mental illness -- such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or ADHD or the like -- is that ...
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite psychiatrists, Dr. Ron Pies. Dr. Pies is Professor of Psychiatry and Lecturer on Bioethics and Humanities ...
What if your new drug has an unwanted side effect that's going to impact sales if it becomes widely known? Well, in the case of Abilify (aripiprazole) apparently, you make that side effect's data difficult ...