Sonic Youth’s giving approach helped grow the underground alternative movement from the margins to the mainstream and helped perpetuate a musician-led culture of mutual support. Along the way, it granted the band the freedom and support to keep making music it believed in. Read More

So, the Nosology Rebels are unhappy about the form of DSM, unhappy about content. It’s time to go back to ground zero and recast the whole issue of diagnosis in psychiatry. There won’t be a DSM-6. Read More

There’s a last time for everything. Read More

I was angry for the children of Moore—alive, dead or missing—who were without choices. Would the children choose to rebuild in Tornado Alley? Read More

The uncertainty of death gives us a dizzying freedom of possibility. But the flip side of this potential is a whole lot of anxiety. Read More

How do you balance compassion for yourself with compassion for others? How do you balance taking care of your needs and desires with those around you? Any thoughtful and caring person must struggle with this issue. How do you do it? Read More

Despite four decades of research into workaholism, no single definition or conceptualization of this phenomenon has emerged. Much of the work into the area has used operational definitions that do not conceptualize workaholism as an addiction or if they do conceptualize it as an addiction. But can work really be classed as a genuine addiction? Read More

The American Psychiatric Association, the National Institute Of Mental Health, and the British Psychological Society have all taken their eye off the ball. The potential for exciting neuroscience findings in the future should not distract us from taking much better care of our patients now. Read More

We see in others what we don't want to accept in ourselves. Read More

Oral health is not just about good hygiene but also about good healthy habits. The mouth tells us a lot about the overall health of an individual. Maintaining good gum health reduces speed of aging. Read More

If there’s one thing that is absolutely clear to me, it’s that Governor Andrew Cuomo has ignored the voices of students, teachers, principals, and parents who have grave concerns about the evaluations. He is frankly telling millions of students and teachers that their value is no more than a number in a spreadsheet. Read More

Feminism and evolutionary psychology aligned? Yes—no problem. Read More

Voices of people harmed by psychiatric diagnosis are more important and eloquent than media frenzy about classification systems. Read More

Hate the sound of tapping, chewing, or breathing? There's a name for it: misophonia. Read More

Once upon a time infidelity was pretty easy to identify. However, in today’s world of social media, apps, sexting, and the like, the definition of cheating is somewhat murky. That said, I offer here a simple, straightforward definition of sexual infidelity, developed through more than two decades of work with betrayed spouses and their ultimately remorseful mates. Read More

Here are the ingredients for workplace success: Equal parts of competence, conscientiousness, and commitment, with a dash of positive politics. Find out how to combine these to create a successful work career. Read More

DSM is an expression of the confusion in the mental health community in regard to the nature of the human mental processes—or the mind. Before this confusion is cleared, none of the problems with the DSM and the resulting mental health practice can be resolved. And the criticism of the DSM should apply also to its critics and judges, such as the NIMH. Read More

Sensitive men are path-forgers in the new paradigm of the evolved man. Strong and sensitive. Intuitive and powerful. They’re able to give and receive love without ambivalence, being “unavailable,” or commitment phobia. Read More

Research suggests that you are likely to be more creative when you imagine the problem is someone else's instead of your own. Use this phenomena to boost creative output during innovation workshops by reframing the starting point. Read More

In the graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke, the Joker shot and paralyzed Barbara Gordon, the superheroine known as Batgirl. After years in a wheelchair fighting for justice as the computer expert called Oracle, Barbara regained the ability to walk. Dr. Letamendi advises comic book writer Gail Simone on trauma recovery and appears in comics as Barbara's therapist. Read More

In the face of tragedy, people find the roots of their values and join together to help and support one another. Read More

If you are overwhelmed with the 700 million possible places to look for information about kids, stop here. In the information age, sifting through mountains of information can be as important as having that information. You have just met the interpreters and sifters. Read More

Many parents often are quick to get their child out of diapers but often this transition to “big boy or big girl” pants is not easy. Readiness for toilet training depends on the individual child, but generally occurs between ages 18 to 30 months. Keep in mind that no child is the same when it comes to toilet training. Read More

Usually, I argue for not complaining too much -- who wants to be around someone who whines? But when it comes to creativity, sometimes being irritated and talking about it can lead to some great inventions. Read More

In my research, I’ve uncovered shocking data about breast cancer screening that I’ll share with you in this post. Read More

Perhaps no other phenomenon demonstrates our brain’s ability to make believe better than the placebo effect. Read More

Are all of us really as "stressed out" as we say we are, or have we come to believe that everything that happens to us is potentially a threat to our health or mental health? Read More

Rankin is an M.D. who walked away from her practice of mainstream medicine after a highly-successful career. She was frustrated, angry and looking for answers that traditional guidelines didn’t seem to support. Read More

Bed sharing is good for babies. Humans have done it since they evolved. Babies' bodies expect it for optimal growth and development. So what is the fuss about? Read More

I’ve come up with a new distinction, but I’m still turning it over in my mind. I’m not sure it works out…I would love to hear your response. Read More