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Should you talk to your teen about drugs? Yes. How? That’s more complicated. According to recent research in the Journal of Adolescent Health by Chaplin, T. M., Hansen, A., Simmons, J., Mayes, L. C., Hommer, R. E., & Crowley, M. J. (2014) the way parents speak to their children may have a significant effect on later drug use. […]
Low Self Esteem and Depression: The Relationship Low self esteem and depression are related. The simplest way to think about the link between the two is that low self-esteem can be a symptom of depression, but low self esteem does not necessarily indicate depression. Are Low Self Esteem and Depression the Same Thing? Low […]
What is mental illness? This is a difficult question to answer. Recent debate about this has come to a head with the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSM-V). Criticisms have been widely expressed ostensibly because of this very question. The authors of the DSM-V had a nearly impossible task: to reduce the […]
Dating Skills Group for Men 10-week skills group to build the relationship you want Are you a man who… Gets intimidated, or feels shy around attractive women Is lonely, but doesn’t know how to get the love that you want Can’t settle down or meet the ‘one’ Stuck in the ‘friend’ zone Has given […]
Reading Dr. Paul H. Ting’s blog post about the differences between Anesthesiologists in reality and the ones portrayed on television, made me think about the similar problems that this creates for therapists. In my practice, when I see adolescents for teen therapy or couples for couples counseling, I have to explain that therapy isn’t like how […]