Take a walk past your local drug store, and many of you are likely to see a sign near the door with the message: “OxyContin…
Depression affects approximately 4% of preschoolers in the United States today, with the number diagnosed increasing by 23% every year. Increased awareness has made therapists…
It would be hard to imagine living in a world in which you couldn’t use language to communicate basic wants and desires to others. And…
Stop for a second and take a look at the cell phone, laptop or tablet you are using to read this article. Do you know…
The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic component of human nature. – John Bowlby Forming a healthy and enduring…
More than sixty years ago, psychiatrist John Bowlby stated that parent-child attachment can be understood within an evolutionary context, in that it is adaptive and…
The pharmaceutical industry grosses over $300 billion a year in psychotropic medication sales. Included in this figure are prescriptions for those suffering from depression and…
Complaints, anxieties, and worries often make up a large part of day to day conversation, but worries can consume so much of one’s thoughts that…
The smell of fresh cut roses, chocolates for sale, gift cards on the shelves, all signs point to one thing: Valentine’s Day; the holiday that…
We often forget how important siblings are in our lives. Other than our parents, they have usually known us longer than anyone, playing a central…
