Charles E. Dodgen Ph.D.

About

Charles E. Dodgen, Ph.D., has been a clinical psychologist in private practice for 28 years, and is the former director of psychology in a private psychiatric hospital. For the past 18 years, he has also served as a consulting psychologist at the West Caldwell Care Center, where he provides diagnostic assessments and individual therapy for a geriatric population. He is the author of three books on substance abuse, and his newest book is Simple Lessons for a Better Life: Unexpected Inspiration from Inside the Nursing Home.

Recent Posts

Morale in the Age of Coronavirus

You can build your fighting spirit like a muscle. High morale supports good mental and physical health, both necessary to combat the coronavirus.

Why Don't I See Drug Addicts in the Nursing Home?

Can old-timers provide insights into the current opioid problem?

Coping with Tragedy

Adversity promotes interest in spirituality, but why wait?

Loving Relationships Provide Purpose and Value for Life

The circle of life is really a circuit of love.

The Head, Heart, and Soul in Psychotherapy

Material loss clears the way for spiritual gain, but why wait?

Labor Is Love

There are hidden blessings for at-home caretakers of Alzheimer's sufferers

Elder Wisdom

We can ensure our own healing from trauma and stress

Retire Rich

We can enrich our lives through multi-generational relationships.

An Invaluable Lesson From Elders

Although suffering in life is inevitable, we can mitigate it.

Healing Anxiety Naturally

The original and best remedy for fear is a safe relationship: intimacy is the mother of all anxiety tonics.