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Mystery of Disgust
How much can you stomach?
January 1, 1998 Erik D'Amato January 1998
Honey, Let's Get Divorced
Kids are especially blindsided when divorce occurs in low-conflict marriages.
March 1, 1998 Hara Estroff Marano March 1998
Polite Company
A chat with Judith Martin about etiquette.
March 1, 1998 Hara Estroff Marano March 1998
Anatomy of a Violent Relationship
Some batterers are like pit bulls, other like cobras.
March 1, 1998 Neil S. Jacobson,John M. Gottman March 1998
Holy madness in healing
A psychiatrist's experiences with a guru and his miracles.
March 1, 1998 Dennis Gersten March 1998
The Incredible Shrinking God
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung presented themselves as scientists—but functioned as gurus.
March 1, 1998 Marian M. Jones March 1998
Shrinking Your Prostate
Herbal ways to shrink your prostate.
March 1, 1998 Richard Firshein
Where Bias Begins: The Truth about Stereotypes
Stereotyping is not limited to those who are biased. We all use stereotypes all the time.
May 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul May 1998
Wired for miracles?
Epilepsy. ADD. Depression. PMS. Insomnia. What do all these conditions have in common? They're being treated with a new form of high-tech brain biofeedback.
May 1, 1998 Jim Robbins May 1998
Finding Strength: How to Overcome Anything
Think you'll never overcome a setback? Think again. Ten surefire ways to rebound.
May 1, 1998 Deborah Blum May 1998
Hot and bothered May 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul May 1998
Triumph over torture
A Tibetan woman's account of twenty-seven years of torture in labor camps for resisting China's occupation of her homeland.
May 1, 1998 PT Staff May 1998
Blinded by Beauty
Are pretty people healthier? Not necessarily.
May 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul May 1998
Wanna Play?
There's no such thing as "just" a game. Sure, games are fun. But the play that's built into them makes them psychologically truer than other experiences.
July 1, 1998 Jay Tietel July 1998
The power of secrets
They divide people. They deter new relationships. And they freeze the development on individuals.
July 1, 1998 Evan Imber-Black July 1998
Psychology's Own Peace Corps
The new science of stopping war.
July 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul July 1998
Face it!
Reading faces and our survival as a species.
September 1, 1998 Deborah Blum September 1998
Cyber sex
A close look at the e-mail exchanges that sparked New York's notorious trial illuminates the upside-down world of post-modern courtship.
September 1, 1998 Joan Ullman September 1998
What if You Hadn't Read This?
The study of counterfactual thinking.
September 1, 1998 PT Staff September 1998
Think Like a Shrink
Yes, you can see through the defenses other people—and even  you—hide behind.
September 1, 1998 Emanuel H. Rosen September 1998
College can give you grief September 1, 1998 PT Staff September 1998
Why we need Miss America
The annual pageant brings hoots and snickers, but when the winner is crowned this September, we'll be reminded once again of some vital truths about ourselves and our country.
September 1, 1998 Jill Neimark September 1998
Years Later, a Quieter Mind January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Normality... the final frontier January 1, 1998 Lorraine Lelis January 1998
Helping spouses make a sober vow January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Marriage education: Not by the book January 1, 1998 Hara Estroff Marano January 1998
The Call of Solitude
How spending time alone can enhance intimacy.
January 1, 1998 Ester Buchholz January 1998
Crazy? press 1 for yes, 2 for no January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Don't even think about it January 1, 1998 Michael Ventura January 1998
Why fat heads are fitter January 1, 1998 Richard Firshein January 1998
The Neurological Basis for Panic
What's the difference between panic and anxiety?
January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Anti-cancer sprouts January 1, 1998 Richard Firshein January 1998
The dieters' hall of fame January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Radio-active shrinks January 1, 1998 Peter Doskoch January 1998
Friends? Not So Fast
Getting from acquaintance to friend is a complex process.
January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
An antidepressant aesthetic January 1, 1998 Angela Pirisi January 1998
The Rags-to-Riches Formula
Why some people overcome staggering economic disadvantages.
January 1, 1998 Marian M. Jones January 1998
Dissecting Dilbert
Deals with a study on how people relate to 'Dilbert', comic strip that depicts absurdities in the workplace to people's cynicism in the United States.
January 1, 1998 Marian M. Jones January 1998
The Danger of Denial
Denial of stress can break your heart--literally.
January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Free screening for eating disorders
Informs on the 1998 National Eating Disorders Screening Program in the United States.
January 1, 1998 Marian M. Jones January 1998
Liver or leave'er? January 1, 1998 Richard Firshein January 1998
Headaches with a family history January 1, 1998 Lauren Goldstein January 1998
Dr. Laura wants you to stop whining January 1, 1998 PT Staff January 1998
When men can't speak man to man January 1, 1998 Lorraine Lelis January 1998
Relapsing: The Vicious Cycle January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Ultrasound: A new view of the mind January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Courting the Jury
The consequences of lawyers and judges using "legalese" in the courtroom.
January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
J'aime Le Super Bowl
Informs on the global interest being given to Super Bowl football game events in the United States.
January 1, 1998 Marian M. Jones January 1998
The nightmare of drug dreams January 1, 1998 Annie Murphy Paul January 1998
Managing Your Money - and Your Stress January 1, 1998 John W. Schott,Jean S. Jean S. January 1998

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