When my daughter was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the first grade, I was devastated. I didn’t see a hyperactive, impulsive child…
Last year, a good friend of mine became obsessed with the gym. Preoccupied by the “small” size of his muscles, he would spend hours staring…
“My name is Will, and I think rape is hilarious…when it happens to a dude,” begins the monologue in a recently posted video written and…
For years the scientific study of relationships has centered on the hormone oxytocin. Made in our brains and traveling through our blood, oxytocin is said…
My grandfather lives in Kiev, Ukraine. As regional conflicts continue to unfold there in the aftermath of the February 2014 revolution, he and other senior…
When Jim died his life was reduced to this headline: 42 year old man with schizophrenia dies in police custody. Of course, Jim was so…
As Facebook turned ten this past February, I became acutely aware of my various virtual connections. I can tweet about what I am having for…
When we think of death, dying and grief, no one therapist has had the impact and staying power as that of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Her five…
The 1961 classic, The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas Szasz, revolutionized the way we think about atypical mental phenomena. And over the years, the…
On February 23, 2014, NBA center Jason Collins was signed to a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets. He became the first publicly gay athlete…
