Many Parts…All One Body
A 13-year-old female enters my office. His parents brought him in because her depression has become so intense that she frequently tries to avoid going to school and has stopped Continue Reading →
A 13-year-old female enters my office. His parents brought him in because her depression has become so intense that she frequently tries to avoid going to school and has stopped Continue Reading →
Having It All Without Having it All, Part I: The Remarkable Science behind Self-Control. In the early 1960’s, Walter Mischel and his colleagues began with a simple idea. They developed Continue Reading →
What’s All the Fuss About? A Perspective on the Growing Trend of Pediatric Anxiety Introduction Anxiety Disorders are now the most prevalent psychological condition in children and adults in the Continue Reading →
This past week, I decided it was time to get back into a habit of fasting. It wasn’t a response to any major traumatic events, weight gain, and looming decision, Continue Reading →
Dear Healthcare Industry: I think we have a serious problem, and I think we both deserve some of the blame. Over the last couple of decades, I the patient have Continue Reading →
Recently, I was watching a game on the tube when a Prilosec OTC commercial came on, featuring a portly Larry the Cable Guy (an actual user). As with previous TV Continue Reading →
A little ways back, a close family member of mine saw an orthopedist for chronic hip/knee issues. He described it as a positive experience. He was very pleased with the Continue Reading →
DSM-5 has just been published—not a happy moment in the history of psychiatry or for me personally. It risks turning diagnostic inflation into hyperinflation—further cheapening the currency of psychiatric diagnosis Continue Reading →
In 1980, my father started the Can Collector’s Club (CCC). I was 2 years old. As the story goes, it was my mother’s brainchild, but dad quickly took ahold of Continue Reading →
Part I: Where Have We Come From? In 1886, long before fast food outlets would become a mainstay of American culture, a little known druggist by the name of John Continue Reading →