Search Results mental health Faith • Mental Health Apr 18, 2022 The Wholy VirtuesThe human body shares in the dignity of the “image of God”: it is a human body precisely because it is animated by a spiritual soul, and it is the […]...Read Full Article Health Oct 14, 2020 The Lexical Mistake of Social DistancingSome weeks back, my wife and I met up with another married couple for an outdoor, evening dinner at a restaurant set in the middle of rural farmland. As the […]...Read Full Article Nutrition • Mental Health Nov 9, 2018 The Inextricable Link between Nutrition and Psychological FunctioningAs the health of U.S. population continues to rise to the forefront of discussion, increased evidence is finding that paying attention to what we eat is not just important for […]...Read Full Article Health Jan 5, 2018 Meeting Poverty in PersonOn November 29, 2016, Catholic Charities hosted a poverty summit in Evansville. Business and community leaders from the city and surrounding areas were invited to discuss ways in which we […]...Read Full Article Mental Health • Health Dec 25, 2017 Prescription Privileges for Psychologists, Part II: Is Our Consent Fully Informed?In July of 2014, I published an article explaining my concerns about the push to allow prescription privileges for psychologists across the country, after news of the recent legislation in Illinois sanctioning […]...Read Full Article Mental Health • Health Dec 25, 2017 Why the DSM Differential Diagnosis Is So DisappointingFor many clinicians like myself, families come to us with insurance that they seek to use in addressing psychological issues. As most know, in order to utilize the insurance benefits, […]...Read Full Article Mental Health • Health Dec 25, 2017 Pain Management in Modern Times: Does This Sound Familiar?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 […]...Read Full Article Mental Health Dec 25, 2017 The Proliferation and Elimination of Mental Illness: Clinging to the Slopes of EverestA month ago, I published a critique of specific terminology of DSM-5. Like countless others, I have serious concerns about the overpathologizing of normal behaviors that appears to be occurring over […]...Read Full Article Mental Health • Health Dec 25, 2017 Prescription Privileges for Psychologists: Is Our Consent Fully Informed?This past June, Illinois became the 3rd state to allow psychologists to prescribe medications commonly used for psychiatric issues, after New Mexico and Louisiana have enacted similar laws. As indicated in […]...Read Full Article Mental Health • Health Dec 25, 2017 Dear DSM-5: I Still Have Some QuestionsDSM-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 […]...Read Full Article More Articles All Articles