How do you feel toward yourself or someone you know whose emotions are stormy and sometimes frightening? Anger and hatred, anxiety, compassion—or all of the above?
The court system can let children, parents, and grandparents down. How can judges, lawyers, and advisory mental health professionals better protect them?
Too much narcissism in your life? Too much depression? Here's an action plan to fix both of these two very different problems, and to end narcissistic-depressive interactions.
A new study suggests that depression during pregnancy can harm the baby's brain. Yet pregnant moms are advised not to take antidepressants. Fortunately, here's other options.
For about a third of folks who try antidepressant medications, pills do not alleviate the depression. Here's a good news round-up of alternative theories and treatments.
Do you know a high school or college student struggling with anxiety? While most teenagers worry from time to time, anxiety that's too frequent and too intense can be dreadful.
People who rage generally get diagnosed as having a borderline or a narcissistic personality disorder. Who is responsible for protecting their children?
Can children with autism and other mental and physical handicaps grow into adults who can sing, dance, build friendships and enjoy life? Take a look at this video and find out.
A just-released psychological journal article can help you understand why bad memories and images may not leave your mind ... and what can help you to send them away.
Bump Theory explains why you feel bad and how to feel better. The theory offers a map for self-help, and also for integrative therapists—those who use many techniques.
One challenge with parental alienation is finding professionals informed enough to provide effective help, especially with regard to dealing with the legal system. Here's new help.
TV's Matt Lauer today joined the club of men in high positions who are being accused of sexual improprieties with women at work. What could he have been thinking? Here's what.
Therapists use this technique to help their clients gain insight and feel better. Can it also relieve upset feelings if you use it as a self-help technique?
One factor may matter more than you might expect for kids in their teenage years. A recent study from Brazil and Romania has important implications for American teenagers.
Fights about chores demoralize everyone in a family. At the same time, children's participation in the tasks that keep life going is vital to their become self-sustaining adults.
If you are a therapist, to what extent do you follow these guidelines? If you are choosing a therapist, or evaluating whether to stay with one you've been with, here's help.
Life similarly brings choice-points where we feel caught between wants and shoulds or frustrated when a loved one wants one thing and we want another.
Do your choice-points tend to mire you in inner conflict? In tensions and arguments with loved ones? Strong skills for creating win-win solutions sustain personal well-being and harmonious relationships.
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