Awhile back I asked you for your sanity tricks, techniques that help you fight the forces of the dark side. Here are some of the gems. 1. Learn the alphabet. Do ...

It's been three years since I've dined in the community room of a psych ward with some fellow depressives... Trying to slice a piece of rubber turkey with a plastic knife while wondering what I ...

After taking a look at a few of the mood trackers that have long been available online, ...

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 ...

I don't know how many times I utter the Serenity Prayer in a day, but it's well into the double digits. In fact, the words penned by the late theologian ...

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

The most powerful line in Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner" is this: "And that, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good." My ...

Last week, PatientsLikeMe released a new report highlighting patient experiences and tips regarding how to make the most of inpatient psychiatric treatment. PatientsLikeMe.com is an online community for people with significant, life-changing conditions that emphasizes ...

Today I have the great pleasure of interviewing a hero of mine, the brilliant mind behind PsychCentral.com, the Internet's largest and oldest mental health network ... Dr. John ...

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 ...

The end of the psychotherapy relationship is a difficult phase of therapy. Perhaps the second most difficult one, next to actually making ...

Sharon Begley, author of "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain" explains how training your thoughts actually changes the hard matter of your brain. She writes, "Something as seemingly insubstantial as a thought can affect the very stuff of the brain, altering neuronal connections in a way that can treat mental illness, or perhaps, lead to a greater capacity for empathy and compassion. It may even dial up the supposedly immovable happiness set point." In this video I demonstrate, as usual. Click through to watch the video.