The Wholy Virtues
The 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 Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: mental health
The Lexical Mistake of Social Distancing
Some 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 Continue Reading →
The Inextricable Link between Nutrition and Psychological Functioning
As 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 Continue Reading →
Meeting Poverty in Person
On 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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
Why the DSM Differential Diagnosis Is So Disappointing
For 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, Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
The Proliferation and Elimination of Mental Illness: Clinging to the Slopes of Everest
A 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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
Dear DSM-5: I Still Have Some Questions
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 →