The Mental Health Crisis: Whose crisis is it?
Thomas Insel, M.D., former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, in his most recent book, “Healing: Our path from mental illness to mental health” (1) argues that our mental health...
View ArticleThe Kids are not Alright
Those of us old enough to remember the Who, likely remember the song titled “the kids are alright,” an anthem to the spirit of young people. Sadly, this is no longer true. Data on child, adolescent,...
View ArticleChallenges to Quality Mental Health Care
The founders of Cerebral (an on-line telehealth company) may have started out with idealistic motives, but reporting clearly suggests that if this was the case that the company transformed into a...
View ArticleWill therapy work for me?
In thinking about how to best address these issues I first thought about trying to delve more into the research, but as the author of the New York Times article noted, the research is complicated and...
View ArticleFamily Cut-offs
The first thing that popped into my head when I was reading the listserve discussion of estrangement or cut-off from parents was of two clients I had previously worked with and their relationships with...
View ArticleWhat does the future hold
Two podcasts recently caught my attention. The first examined the impact of venture capital on the American economy (1). Gretchen Morgenson, the co-author of “These are the Plunders: How Private Equity...
View ArticleThe self-care trap
While I have often found myself to be somewhat skeptical about the concept of self-care, I recently listened to a podcast (3) on the topic that helped me crystalize my thinking on this topic. The...
View ArticleWhat can we learn from philosophers
On New Year’s day I was reviewing the New York Times newsletters, which show up in my email. The newsletter on Wellness featured an article titled “The 7 day Happiness Challenge” which outlined steps...
View ArticleIs Your Attention Span Really Declining?
The psychologist Gloria Mark (1) has found that our attention spans appear to have decreased over the past 2 decades. Mark cites her own studies (which are supported by the findings of other research)...
View ArticleIs it Okay to have that drink?
Over the past few years my news feed has contained an array of headlines suggesting that any alcohol use is a health risk. When considering risk it is important to keep in mind the complexities. For...
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