Therapy, It’s More Than Just Talk

Leadership

Take Care of Your People

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on November 17, 2023

Dire circumstances open the door for leadership. Leaders who can seize that momentary opening are not born, nor are they crowned. Leadership must be learned and then earned.

Dire circumstances open the door for leadership. Leaders who can seize that momentary opening are not born, nor are they crowned. Leadership must be learned and then earned.

Psychiatry

Medicating Normal: A Film Probes the Harm of Psychotropics

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on August 31, 2023

Informed consent for medication is typically cursory, or not at all, which is essentially saying, “This drug is fine, take it, you need it to get better."

Informed consent for medication is typically cursory, or not at all, which is essentially saying, “This drug is fine, take it, you need it to get better."

Addiction

Do's and Don'ts to help a person with an addiction

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on July 26, 2023

Family support is critical to long-term success in recovery from a substance use disorder.

Family support is critical to long-term success in recovery from a substance use disorder.

Anxiety

"Anxious Nation": A Film Review

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on May 3, 2023

The documentary helps us understand the wave of anxiety that has hit our nation and what can be done to mitigate the consequences.

The documentary helps us understand the wave of anxiety that has hit our nation and what can be done to mitigate the consequences.

Sex

Thoughts at a Funeral

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on March 8, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Death becomes your neighbor before it takes you away.

A Personal Perspective: Death becomes your neighbor before it takes you away.

Addiction

What to Do When You Can’t Get Help for a Loved One

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on February 24, 2023

Here's what families can do if they are getting nowhere finding mental health services for a loved one.

Here's what families can do if they are getting nowhere finding mental health services for a loved one.

Play

"Drive My Car" Explores the Heartache of Loss and Demands of Recovery

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on November 2, 2022

Gut-wrenching tragedy, tragedy that summons howls of pain, can break a heart and shatter a soul.

Gut-wrenching tragedy, tragedy that summons howls of pain, can break a heart and shatter a soul.

Addiction

When a Loved One Has an Addiction

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on August 28, 2022

A review of the documentary Our American Family. The director’s camera knows to take special aim at the family’s kitchen table, often ground zero.

A review of the documentary Our American Family. The director’s camera knows to take special aim at the family’s kitchen table, often ground zero.

Media

"Sextortion": The Dangers of Online Activity for Teens

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on July 22, 2022

Sextortion perpetrators seek to feel powerful and in control of others, preying on children's needs for connection, affirmation, and acceptance.

Sextortion perpetrators seek to feel powerful and in control of others, preying on children's needs for connection, affirmation, and acceptance.

Artificial Intelligence

The Truth Hurts: A Review of the Film Guidance

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on June 13, 2022

What puts love and peace at peril? And how can the risk be eliminated?

What puts love and peace at peril? And how can the risk be eliminated?

Ethics and Morality

Is Everyone Crazy, Deceptive, or Evil?

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on May 5, 2022

There are no good guys and gals, just faux ones.

There are no good guys and gals, just faux ones.

Relationships

Pig: A Modern-Day, Dark Fairy Tale

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on February 24, 2022

There are moments that can break any person: Death of a loved one, utter disgrace, injustice, loss of faith. What makes for breaking and what makes for surviving the trauma.

There are moments that can break any person: Death of a loved one, utter disgrace, injustice, loss of faith. What makes for breaking and what makes for surviving the trauma.

Trauma

Trauma, Class, and the Nation's Divide

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on January 10, 2022

What fuels today’s social maelstrom of discrimination, inequity, and injustice?

What fuels today’s social maelstrom of discrimination, inequity, and injustice?

Freudian Psychology

The Failed "Bromance" Between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on December 5, 2021

Don't get caught in the crossfire of competing theories of the mind.

Don't get caught in the crossfire of competing theories of the mind.

Aging

What The Kominsky Method Teaches Us About Aging

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on June 10, 2021

An unsparing look at aging and family, a mish-mash, LA sitcom where nothing is sacrosanct. Ah, the liberty of old age, where you either stare down reality or go mad.

An unsparing look at aging and family, a mish-mash, LA sitcom where nothing is sacrosanct. Ah, the liberty of old age, where you either stare down reality or go mad.

Genetics

A History of the Human Brain: From the Sea Sponge to CRISPR

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on March 14, 2021

How did we become "Us”? What were the unique and the universal steps along the way—and where on earth are we headed?

How did we become "Us”? What were the unique and the universal steps along the way—and where on earth are we headed?

ADHD

ADHD 2.0 by Edward H. Hallowell, MD and John J. Ratey, MD

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on January 10, 2021

ADHD, the authors stress right off, can be an invaluable asset in a person’s life. ADHD can propel success in relationships and business, and professional and artistic pursuits.

ADHD, the authors stress right off, can be an invaluable asset in a person’s life. ADHD can propel success in relationships and business, and professional and artistic pursuits.

Grit

'Godless': A Prequel to 'The Queen's Gambit'?

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on January 3, 2021

A mining accident has killed most of the men of La Belle, tragically leaving it to their women relations, and making "Godless" a feminist western.

A mining accident has killed most of the men of La Belle, tragically leaving it to their women relations, and making "Godless" a feminist western.

Relationships

The Queen’s Gambit

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on December 15, 2020

Who could be mesmerized by the braininess of chess, its square board divided into 64 individual squares, and all but silence, punctuated by the clack of the two-faced clock?

Who could be mesmerized by the braininess of chess, its square board divided into 64 individual squares, and all but silence, punctuated by the clack of the two-faced clock?

Play

The Last Dance With Michael Jordan

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on August 3, 2020

'The Last Dance' was the title that Bulls coach Phil Jackson gave to their 1997-1998 season, when they went on to win their sixth championship.

'The Last Dance' was the title that Bulls coach Phil Jackson gave to their 1997-1998 season, when they went on to win their sixth championship.