Independence Day in the U.S. is the day that America declared its independence from a tyrannical government, but real independence took many longer, hard ...

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 ...

I'm, right now and right here, sitting on the peak of that so-called hill we always talk about. Things could go swell for another 40 years, at which time I'll be buried by any remaining ...

A few days ago a friend forwarded me a post on DailyOM.com called "Boredom: Fanning the Creative Flames." It says: The human mind thrives on novelty. What was once a source of pleasure can ...

Why is the new revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the "DSM-V") -- the reference book used to diagnose mental disorders in the U.S. -- being updated in secrecy? That's a legitimate ...

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 ...

You think positive self-talk would always result in feeling more positive about yourself. New research suggests that may not always be the case. If a person has poor self-esteem to begin with, and then tells themselves ...

As we get older, we gain perspective, if we open ourselves up to understanding and knowledge. It doesn't always come readily ...

A new service launched this week by a web developer named Dan Zarrella called TweetPsych. Zarrella is also a marketing manager for HubSpot, an online marketing firm. Zarrella calls himself a "scientist," because I guess ...

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 ...

Bipolar disorder has been the focus of attention in recent years, as a new slew of psychiatric medications have ...

It's always interesting to me to see technology data trends repeat themselves, even when the technologies themselves are seemingly completely different and designed for different purposes. Case in point: blogging versus Twitter. Although Twitter is often ...