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The Other Side of Normal

How biology is providing the clues to unlock the secrets of normal and abnormal behavior

Sex
Sex Appeal: What do the Pill and the Recession have in Common?

Jordan Smoller M.D. on July 9, 2012

If you believe recent studies, both may be pushing biological buttons that evolved to shape women’s behavior towards men. In this entry, Part I of a two-part blog, we’ll look at how oral contraceptive pills may be changing the way we look at each other.

If you believe recent studies, both may be pushing biological buttons that evolved to shape women’s behavior towards men. In this entry, Part I of a two-part blog, we’ll look at how oral contraceptive pills may be changing the way we look at each other.

Therapy
Your Brain on Psychotherapy

Jordan Smoller M.D. on June 20, 2012

Phobias are among the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting more than 10 percent of us at some point in our lives.

Phobias are among the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting more than 10 percent of us at some point in our lives.

Psychiatry
Diagnosing Childhood: Can We Do Better?

Jordan Smoller M.D. on May 21, 2012

My first real experience in psychiatric research came in 1983 when I graduated from college and took a job as a research assistant. Psychiatry had recently undergone a sea change in how diagnoses were made.

My first real experience in psychiatric research came in 1983 when I graduated from college and took a job as a research assistant. Psychiatry had recently undergone a sea change in how diagnoses were made.