Men’s Issues Articles

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• ADHD and Gender
  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls, but research into ADHD in adulthood suggests an almost equal balance between men and women. About 60 percent of children who experience ADHD ...
• Reacting on Autopilot: When Good Intentions Fall Short
  Disclaimer: The characters from these vignettes are fictitious. They were derived from a composite of people and events for the purpose of representing real-life situations and psychological dilemmas which occur in families. Julius was a ...
• Gender Differences in ADHD
  While attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed three times more often in boys than in girls, it still can cause girls problems. By adulthood, according to Michael J. Manos, Ph.D, men and women receive ...
• Mindfulness in Relationships: Breathing Together
  Connecting with others enriches our lives. Researchers find that when we feel close to friends and loved ones we experience greater energy and vitality, increased clarity, and an enhanced sense of value and dignity. Interpersonal ...
• Signs of a Controlling Guy
  Letters like these come in to our "Ask the Therapist" column every week: "My boyfriend freaks out if I go out with my friends for an evening -- even though he hangs out with ...
• Why Women Stay with Controlling Men
  Why would a woman stay in a relationship with a guy who puts her down, hems her in, and perhaps even physically abuses her? Why would a woman hold down two jobs to keep the ...
• Male and Misunderstood
  Why do men so often find themselves in the doghouse with women? They try to please. They try to say the “right” thing. They do favors, buy gifts, work hard, and aim to live up to ...
• Tidings of Conflict and Joy: Surviving the Holidays
  Help with the emotions late in the year typically focuses on the “holiday blues,” but there is very little press regarding the tension and conflicts that erupt during a season that's supposed to be about ...
• FAQs for Partners of Sex Addicts
  So you think your significant other is a sex addict? This list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and their answers may help shed light on the topic for you. What is sex addiction? Sex addiction is an ...
• Couples Facing Finances in Lean Times
  When I was a new therapist, I thought the hardest thing for couples to talk about would be their sex life. Not so. As long as neither one is cheating, talking about sex ...
• Breaking Up? Blame the Chick Flicks!
  My 20-year-old daughter tells me she thinks the reason so many young relationships fail is because of the “chick flicks.” You know: Those movies where the focus is entirely on the heady romance between a ...
• Who Said It’s Not Your Affair?: Part 2
  No one is immune to an affair. They can happen in any marriage and - according to some research - do in up to 45 percent of them. Luckily, most marriages survive beyond ...
• Who Said It’s Not Your Affair? Part 1
  When politicians make the headlines for having an affair, people often respond by taking the moral high ground. Though affairs of ordinary people do not make it into the news, the truth is that any ...
• Too Much Togetherness Solution: A Hat
  As a child I remember my great aunt saying irritably, “I promised you ‘for better or for worse’ but not for lunch!” ...
• Outlawed by Your In-laws
  Numerous marital problems can be traced to habitual boundary difficulties between mothers and sons which spill over into the man’s relationship with his spouse. Management of the mother-son relationship from earliest days establishes patterns ...
• Meta-communication: What I Said Isn’t What I Meant
  "We're not communicating." The woman on the phone thinks she has told me why she and her husband of only a year want to come in for therapy. "Does your husband agree?" I ask. "He thinks ...
• Ricochet: The Truth About PTSD
  Some of you may have read the article "Ricochet: My shot made Joseph Dwyer famous. Did it also help lead to his death?" If you haven't, you might want to. It's about this young ...
• Showing Children How To Love: A Year-Round Gift
  "How did you know your parents loved each other?" Looking for material for a Valentine's Day story, I took a poll of adult friends as we sat around waiting for our kids to get out ...
• Eating Too Quickly May Encourage Weight Gain
  Researchers studying food behavior have discovered that eating too quickly may be an important contributor to becoming overweight. Eating quickly previously has been linked to a higher body mass index, according to Prof. Hiroyasu ...
• My World of HPV
  The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is everywhere. It is the planet’s most common sexually transmitted infection. You don’t need to have intercourse to get it and it can be transmitted by skin rubbing on ...
• Fathering in America: What’s a Dad Supposed to Do?
  Americans seem more confused than ever about the role of fathers in children's lives. On the one hand, more and more fathers are absent for all or significant periods of time. According to the ...
• Fairness and Reciprocity in Friendships
  My friend Richard shook his head as he told me the story of his latest visit with his mother, Harriet, now in her late 80's. "I'd really like to see Mildred," she said. "So why don't you ...
• Legal Issues for Cohabiting Couples
  You and your partner have decided to live together. Whether you see it as an alternative to marriage or as a temporary arrangement, it's important to understand your legal rights and responsibilities. You may see ...
• Are Your ‘Money Myths’ Holding You Back?
  According to social learning theory, our attitude toward money is learned behavior that is passed from generation to generation. Money hoarders live by the phrase "but I might need it someday" and resist spending, sometimes ...
• Trust and Vulnerability in Relationships
  A willingness to be vulnerable is a significant feature of lasting relationships — ones in which partners are allies, not foes. The need to form a mutually protective alliance is innate, according to psychoanalyst John ...