Carrie Barron M.D.

About

Carrie (Grace Caroline) Barron, M.D., is Psychiatrist-in-Charge of the Silver Hill New York Intensive Outpatient Program and an Associate Professor of Medical Education at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and popular magazines, won several academic awards, and given keynote addresses on creativity and resilience. Along with her husband, Alton Barron, M.D, a hand and shoulder surgeon, she co-authored The Creativity Cure: How to Build Happiness With Your Own Two Hands (Scribner, 2012). For more information you can visit her website and her Dell Medical School Blog.

Books by Carrie Barron M.D.

Recent Posts

Mentalization for Addiction

Mentalization-based therapy, which teaches reflective capacity, can help people recover from addiction.

Addiction, Recovery, and the New or Reclaimed Self

Addiction alters identity. A therapeutic community that addresses identity and relationships can help people reclaim a lost identity or conjure a new one.

Losing It

A deeper look into Intermittent Explosive Disorder, why people "lose it," and what can be done to help.

Moral Disengagement in Relationships

Moral disengagement involves both perpetration and disavowal. Understanding the impact of moral disengagement in relationships and society is important for healing.

The Joys of Vintage and Thrifting

There is more to vintage, thrifting, and secondhand shopping than meets the eye. The process provides opportunities for well-being in many ways.

How Did I Not See This and What Do I Do Now?

Imposters can offer seductive stories and salves, but their goal is more about control than care. What makes us susceptible to them, and how can we stay safe?

Happiness ABCs

Here's a list of novel, serious, and fun tips for happiness and emotional well-being.

18 Tools to Optimize Resilience and Happiness

Salutogenesis is an undervalued and highly useful psychological tool for optimizing resilience and happiness.

When Friendships Satisfy the Need for Love and Nurture

It is easy and common to crave and idealize romantic love and coupledom as a construct for the good life, but studies show that friendships may offer more stability and happiness.

Irrational Attachments in Human Relationships

A critical thought process can you help you break free from a person or situation that you know is hindering you.