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Strategies for Improving Memory

Friday, November 13th, 2009

How often has this happened to you: You enter a room and forget why you wanted to go into that room, or you cannot find your keys or your glasses? You may become frightened that ...

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Couples Facing Finances in Lean Times

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

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 ...

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The Depression Advantage

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Depression, like other mental illnesses, is rarely seen as a good thing. While many can articulate positive things about having a mental illness (or knowing someone who does), the illness itself is almost never ...

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My Adversity, My Son

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I watched "Hawthorne" on TNT tonight. One of the story lines was about a woman who came into the ER with a broken arm and during the examination she was discovered to have many bruises ...

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Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most difficult conditions for anyone to bear. Many who encounter life-threatening events or situations that threaten physical or emotional safety become burdened by a variety of intense ...

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Honors Students Tell You How To Make the Grades

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Every year I ask the students in my upper-level psychology class how many of them find college to be easier than high school. Two-thirds to three-quarters of the class usually raise their hands. Sometimes they ...

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult Asperger Syndrome

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

One of the more humbling things about being a senior therapist is realizing the cases where we missed it because we didn't have adequate training at the time or because the disorder hadn't been adequately ...

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Top Tips To Keep You Healthy and Working Out

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Now that we are midway through 2009, it is time to check in on how the year is going. Where are your healthy habits right now? Often, people start a new year strong ...

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10 Reasons You Don’t Listen

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

We're all guilty of not listening at one point or another in our lives. We tune others out while we're watching the TV, or trying to concentrate on something we're reading. Nowadays, we try hard ...

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The Psychology of Mental Toughness

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

People often seek therapy when they feel overwhelmed, out of control, or unable to take positive action. They think they come to figure things out and may not know that psychotherapy can make you stronger. ...

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Getting Around To It: Surviving and Embracing Procrastination

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

I had to laugh. Having set myself the task of writing an article about procrastination, I've done everything but. I wandered into the kitchen to make yet another cup of coffee that I'll probably abandon ...

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Anxiety in the Athlete

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Michael Phelps is from my hometown, Towson, Maryland and no, I don’t know him personally. I have seen him around town several times and have been known to swim where he trained; however, we aren’t ...

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Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

If you’re a parent of a child who’s recently been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may be devastated and overwhelmed. If you’re an adult who’s recently been diagnosed, you may be going ...

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Q & A with Eating Disorder Specialist Sari Fine Shepphird: Part 1

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Sari Fine Shepphird, Ph.D, a Los Angeles clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist, is the author of 100 Questions & Answers about Anorexia Nervosa. Psych Central contributor Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S., spoke with her about ...

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Become Your Own Life Coach

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

The not-so-new realm of life coaching has been growing for several decades and has become extremely popular and widely available. But finding a coach, making the time for an appointment, and sharing our innermost hopes ...

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