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Paul Dobransky
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By Paul Dobransky, M.D.

If You Don't Have a Father Today...

By Paul Dobransky, M.D. on June 21, 2009 - 12:45pm in The Urban Scientist

Millions of men and women have had absentee fathers, neglectful fathers, abusive fathers, distracted, confused or selfish fathers, but we are resilient human beings. Our fathers, no matter how imperfect, gave us all some skills, experience, and biological gifts which will always serve us in finding happiness and success. Here is how to make this your Father's Day too, even if you don't have a dad to meet with today. Read More

Is Your Comedian Your Therapist?

By Paul Dobransky, M.D. on June 19, 2009 - 2:23am in The Urban Scientist

What if a comedian is the "poor man's" therapist? It's not as simple as "laughter is the best medicine." Their place in society is a direct commentary on the maturity of society itself. Read More

Slumdog Therapy

By Paul Dobransky, M.D. on March 16, 2009 - 8:30am in The Urban Scientist

Have you ever wondered why the main character of a film or novel is the main "character?" Perhaps it is because the person's character maturity is what must change and grow if there is ever to be a happy ending to the story. You'll find that what we see in the remarkable new multiple Oscar-winner, Slumdog Millionaire, the process of psychotherapy itself, flawlessly illustrated. Read More

Today is "Malentine's Day"

By Paul Dobransky, M.D. on February 17, 2009 - 12:56am in The Urban Scientist

Perhaps you've heard of either "National Breakup Month" or the "Anti-Valentine's Day Movement." Both of these are full of aficionados of those witty (or bitter) little greeting cards which bash the recent romantic holiday, or at least sing the praises of being free and single. Read More

A Down Economy = GREAT SEX!

By Paul Dobransky, M.D. on January 6, 2009 - 2:02pm in The Urban Scientist

The holidays may be over but unfortunately the economy is still here, and one of those touching traditional holiday stories - O. Henry's Gift of the Magi - still lingers.

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Are Women Dying In The War On Love?

By Paul Dobransky, M.D. on November 27, 2008 - 10:26pm in The Urban Scientist

The phrase "There's a war on..." has been so overused by some sensationalist news coverage in recent years that I loathe to even go there in looking at an alarming new research finding. Yet, there is nothing else to call it. It's inescapable. Well, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the recent article finding a massive rise in suicide among middle-aged women. Read More

Part I: Barack Obama's Rise to Power as a "Manly Man"

By Paul Dobransky, M.D. on November 6, 2008 - 6:48pm in The Urban Scientist

Now, just days after the most massive public celebration seen in Chicago's Grant Park in decades, I notice that I have an unexpected, unexplainable, and likely unwarranted uneasiness - with a sudden, strange twinge of jealousy toward the object of its worship - President-elect, Barack Obama.

Yet, could there be more than just "charisma" to Obama's rise to power?

Something about the Obama Phenomenon that is actually based on science?

What if the workings of personality temperament, character maturity, and gender instinct - masculinity in his case - could be teased apart, codified, and even taught about and learned?

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