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July 2003
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Men and women's minds really do work differently -- but not on everything.
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Today's talk show therapists and edgy advice columnists are bolder, and possibly more effective, than the genteel advisers of newspapers past.
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You may have met convicted sex offender Alan X. He didn't skulk behind bushes, instead he cultivated his victims amid their families, churches and, yes, Boy Scouts troops. This cunning sociopath manipulated and molested more than 1,000 boys by becoming their best friend. Here he turns a laser-sharp eye on himself.
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Sure, we ogle "The Osbournes" and love "Everybody Loves Raymond." But when it comes to a conjugal relationship that everyone understands, the hands-down winner is primary-colored and two-dimensional. PT visits the stars of America's real reality TV show, "The Simpsons."
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Do you check e-mail 100 times a day, only to answer two messages? Understanding why people really procrastinate is the key to purging that in-box and getting on with life.
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Flavonoids: Antioxidants Help the Mind
The many reasons fruits and vegetables are good for you.
by Erik Strand
Overcoming Earthquakes
by Anne Becker
The Anxiety of Eminence
by Ken Gordon
All Washed Up?
by Anne Becker
Hypertension Brings Cognitive Decline
Low-blood pressure can keep memory and spirit strong.
by PT Staff
Gene for Depression Discovered
by Colin Allen
Love 'Em And Forget 'Em
by Colin Allen
Chip May Restore Lost Brain Function
by Richard Lovett
Surfing the Web Helps Kids Learn
by Colin Allen
Why Some Women Stop Breastfeeding
by Colin Allen
Men Know from Homer, Women from Marge
A visit with America's real reality TV show, "The Simpsons."
by Polly Shulman
The Commute Downstairs
by Colin Allen
Fasting Away Disease?
by Richard Lovett
Men Know from Homer, Women from Marge
by Polly Shulman
Overcoming Paralysis
by Thomas Sexton
Dear Reader, Get A Life
by Pamela Paul
On PT's Bookshelf
by PT Staff
The Mind of a Child Molester
Convicted sex offender Alan X. turns a laser-sharp eye on himself.
by Amy Hammel-Zabin
Our Irrational Fear
The (relatively) irrational fears we all hold and the reasons why we hold them.
by Richard Lovett
Ibuprofen Battles Alzheimer's
by Colin Allen
Are Antidepressants Addictive?
The symptoms of drug withdrawal confused with relapse.
by Tiffany Kary
Driving and Phones: Not So Risky?
Cell phone use is only one of many in-car distractions.
by PT Staff
Bedfellows: Insomnia and Depression
How insomnia can actually unleash depression.
by Hara Estroff Marano
College Smokers Ignore Health Risks
by Colin Allen
The Commute Downstairs
by Colin Allen
Talk Before Tying the Knot
by Jason Williams
A Long Arm: Teen Depression
The consequences of depression during adolescence.
by Hara Estroff Marano
Nodding Brings Confidence
by Colin Allen
The New Sex Scorecard
Men and women's minds really do work differently -- but not on everything.
by Hara Estroff Marano
Is Depression Contagious?
How to keep depression from spreading through your family.
by Ellen McGrath
More Women Suffer Depression
Females are twice as likely as males to be depressed.
by Hara Estroff Marano
Is Pot Safe?
by Colin Allen
Predicting Domestic Violence
by Colin Allen
Overcoming Terror
by Philip Zimbardo,Bruce Kluger
Aging's Changing Face
Science is reshaping the way we think about the older body, memory, and sex drive.
by Willow Lawson
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