September 2004

Cupid's Comeuppance

Playful Cupid may have met his match in science. PT explores infatuation from neurochemicals to novelty.

The Pill Paradox

Are antidepressants killing teens or saving their lives? A father searches for answers.
We Are the Champions

Corporate America pays star athletes and coaches millions to pump up its workforce. Do these secrets of success reach beyond the locker room?
Why Did I Just Say That?

Some predicaments are intensely awkward. A survival guide for mortifying moments.
The Truth About Compatibility

Expert opinions on love and compatibility, and the interaction between biology and behavior.
Suburban Warrior Syndrome

From The Matrix to Harry Potter, heroic fantasy is hot stuff. These modern epics tap into our frustrated impulse to be 21st-century knights—and may even help unleash the workaday hero inside each of us.

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Spousal Resilience

How losing a partner builds inner strength.

by Carlin Flora

We Are the Champions

Are pep-talks successful beyond the locker room?

by Steve Salerno

DNA Dilemma

The choice to undergo DNA screening is never easy.

by Jeff Grossman

Orthorexia: Too Healthy?

How a fixation on healthy eating can lead to trouble.

by Erik Strand

PT's Bookshelf

The latest books on wimps, Prozac, hope and more.

by PT Staff

Hip-Hop's Bad Rap

The musical link between teens and troubling behaviors.

by Rebecca Leigh Fox

The Thick Skinned

Quit picking on yourself and boost confidence.

by Lybi Ma

Did You Know?

Facts about carcinogens, vitamin intake and food allergies, hormone replacement therapy and debt.

by PT Staff

The Sugar-Coated Truth

Some foods have an unfair reputation.

by Richard A. Lovett

Watching Kids by Satellite

Can a new gadget really track your children?

by Jeff Grossman

Personality Online

What we glean from personal Web sites.

by Viviana Mazza

Nostalgia for the Past

When does our penchant for popular culture begin?

by Elise Kramer

The Truth About Compatibility

When it comes to love and compatibility, experts tell it like it is.

by Hara Estroff Marano,Carlin Flora

Lunatic Toons

Cartoons negatively portray the mentally ill.

by Neil Parmar

Placebo Power

Response rate to placebo drugs is on the rise.

by Darby Saxbe

PT's Bookshelf

The latest books on self-harm and personality tests.

by PT Staff

Cupid's Comeuppance

Playful Cupid may have met his match in science.

by PT Staff

Your Genes, Your Diet

How our genes influence metabolism.

by Carlin Flora

Are Antidrug Ads Backfiring?

How antidrug ads may actually promote drug use.

by Edward Meagher

A Deeper Sleep

How the brain works by day and sleeps at night.

by Richard A. Lovett

Why Did I Just Say That?

Your survival guide to mortifying moments.

by Jen Matlack

Street Corner Counseling

The latest trend in talk-therapy.

by Edward Meagher

Chemistry Lessons

What makes or breaks compatibility?

by PT Staff

Teen Troubles

How parents can tell if their child is depressed.

by Paul Raeburn

Hand in Hand: Depression and Heart Disease

What harms the heart may harm the brain.

by Deborah Blumberg

The Secrets of Failure

Dissecting failure may help us attain success.

by Marina Krakovsky

The Road to Familial Bliss

How to establish peace between parents and kids.

by Carlin Flora

The Sounds of Moby

The best-selling musician opens up.

by Willow Lawson

The Pill Paradox

Are antidepressants killing teens or saving their lives?

by Paul Raeburn

Household Bliss for Same-Sex Couples

Why same-sex unions create harmony in the home.

by Carlin Flora

Peer Pressure

How friends influence your children.

by Elise Kramer

Mental Roadblocks for Children

The effects of learning disabilities on kids.

by Willow Lawson

ADHD: Diagnosis Dilemma

Who has adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

by Willow Lawson

Cohabitation: Just a Phase?

The latest on living together before marriage.

by Elise Kramer

Prayer: Healing Hoaxes

Researchers seek distance from distance-healing hoax.

by Jeff Grossman

Sugar Fix

Limiting a child's sugar intake at lunch may mean success.

by Willow Lawson

Suburban Warrior Syndrome

Fantasy unleashes the workaday hero inside each of us.

by Ethan Gilsdorf

The Rules of Sportsthink

Sports-based motivation explained.

by Steve Salerno

Fetishes and Compulsions

Questions and answers on religious differences, sexual fetishes and distrust in relationships.

by Hara Estroff Marano

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