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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Men&#8217;s Issues</title>
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		<title>Football, Boys, and Bullying: What’s the Connection?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/football-boys-bullying-connection-0130123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With football season nearing end, emotionally charged teen boys, who are taught how to use aggression on the field, will no longer be able to use that physical outlet for their youthful frustrations. Because of the high level of violence in the sport, experts have wondered if these teens, who are encouraged to use coercion, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Men From Rural Communities Avoid Seeking Mental Health Counseling</title>
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		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rural-men-avoid-counseling-0127120/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Men, in general, are far less likely than women to seek professional help for mental health problems. But a new study, led by Joseph H. Hammer and David L. Vogel of the Department of Psychology at Iowa State University, suggests that men from rural communities are even more resistant than urban-dwelling men when it comes [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Facing the Facts About Male Body Satisfaction</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facts-about-male-body-satisfaction-0126122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/facts-about-male-body-satisfaction-0126122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study led by Michael B. McFarland of the Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas, men primarily gauge their body satisfaction on three specific body parts, and they are not what one might think they are. Men who have body image issues struggle with a low sense of well-being [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>More Men, More Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/more-men-more-debt-0110112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/more-men-more-debt-0110112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, men are more likely to overspend and go into debt when available women are in short supply. Sex ratio, the number of available men to available women, directly influences the quality of family life and mating patterns in adults. “There are reasons to believe, however, that sex ratio has an [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Unsexy IVF &#8211; The Price of In Vitro Fertilization</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unsexy-in-vitro-fertilization-0104124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unsexy-in-vitro-fertilization-0104124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology can have a marvelous effect on sexuality in many ways. One example is the vibrator, which has helped countless women discover that we can indeed pleasure ourselves to orgasm. This in turn leads many of us to become orgasmic with a partner, so everyone’s happy. On the other hand, extraordinary advances in technology can [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sex, Gender and Personal Identity Concepts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a recent staff workshop at my school, the presenter shocked and confounded most of the crowd when she used the word “pansexual”. Most of the teachers in the room had never before heard this term. “Bisexual” they could wrap their heads around: someone sexually attracted to people of both genders. But pansexual&#8230; someone sexually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help! My Date Nights End with Erectile Dysfunction!</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/help-date-night-erectile-dysfunction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/help-date-night-erectile-dysfunction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my neck of the woods the majority of therapists see mainly women (probably about 80% of their clients). Not so for me &#8211; more than half my clients are male, and when I work with a couple it is more often the men who initiate conjoint therapy. I think this is because many guys tend to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Adventure Therapy Provides Unique Experience for Men</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adventure-therapy-provides-unique-experience-for-men-1128112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adventure-therapy-provides-unique-experience-for-men-1128112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Traditional therapy does not always appeal to most men; therefore, unique approaches have been designed to encourage men to embark on the journey of self-discovery. One approach, Adventure Therapy (AT), has received little focus but offers traditional therapy strategies in an adventurous and active environment. “Adventure activities range from short-term initiatives and trust-building activities lasting [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Depressed Females Prone to Ruminate More than Males</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depressed-females-ruminate-more-than-males-1116112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depressed-females-ruminate-more-than-males-1116112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10763</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 20 percent of adolescents will have experienced a major depressive episode by the time they reach the age of 18, with twice as many girls becoming depressed as boys. “One possible explanation for the emergent sex difference in depression is a sex difference in rumination, which is the tendency to respond to negative events [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gender Rules: How Does That Make You Feel?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/redefining-gender-rules-1114114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/redefining-gender-rules-1114114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DamonConstantinides</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10737</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we are born, and these days often even before, the big question is, “Is it a boy or a girl?” The way this question was answered when we were born impacts us every day throughout our whole lives. This is the day we are assigned a gender. In our culture we treat boys and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Post-Adoption Depression in Fathers</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fathers-post-adoption-depression-1110111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fathers-post-adoption-depression-1110111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Post-partum depression occurs in nearly 15% percent of all new mothers and over 10% of new fathers. This psychological problem can affect not only the parents, but the children and the critical bond between the infant and the parent. “Less is known about parental post-adoption depression (PAD) that may occur in the parents of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Addressing Men’s Fears of Counseling May Increase Treatment Compliance</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/addressing-mens-counseling-fears-increases-treatment-compliance-1101112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/addressing-mens-counseling-fears-increases-treatment-compliance-1101112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Less than one fifth of college students who struggle with mental health issues ever seek help. “Because reasons for the discrepancy between those who might benefit from mental health services and those who seek it can be numerous (e.g., effect of time, natural process of healing, and relief provided by a social network), scholars have [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hyper-Masculinity in Gay &amp; Bisexual Men Increases Psychological Distress</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gay-bisexual-hyper-masculinity-increases-psychological-distress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gay-bisexual-hyper-masculinity-increases-psychological-distress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: “Gay and bisexual men experience numerous negative health conditions, including high rates of mental health problems,” said Beth N. Fischgrund of the Department of Psychiatry &#38; Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University, and lead author of a new study examining masculinity and mental health in gay and bisexual men. “Empirical studies show that a strong [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Do Stay-at-Home Dads Really Feel?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/feelings-stay-at-home-dads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/feelings-stay-at-home-dads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Traditional parenting roles have gone by the wayside over the past several decades. Women earn more than they did in the past, there are more single family households than ever, and the current economic climate has forced many fathers to stay at home. In fact, the number of domestic dads has nearly doubled in the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Irritable or Angry Experience of Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/irritable-angry-depression-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/irritable-angry-depression-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CynthiaLubow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many times, people who suffer from this particular experience of depression, and those around them, don’t recognize it as depression. The person experiencing the anger often believes the people around him/her are disappointing, irritating, or intolerable, and feels as uncomfortable emotionally as someone with severe poison oak feels physically. He/she may feel very frustrated that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Same Sexual Orientation of Therapist and Client May Effect Therapy Outcome</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapist-sexual-orientation-affects-lgb-clients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapist-sexual-orientation-affects-lgb-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) clients may form better alliances with therapists who have similar sexual orientations, according to a new study. This new study done by researchers at the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University examined gay and bisexual men in therapy who had therapists of the same sexual orientation. Trends found [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Men Want From Psychotherapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-men-want-from-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-men-want-from-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Men are much less likely to seek clinical help for their psychological issues than women. Because they hold to traditional male gender roles, most men do not respond to psychotherapy delivered in a generic approach, most often welcomed and received positively by women. “Practitioners who are accustomed to working in androgynous environments may fail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Silencing Present in Men with Eating Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-silencing-men-with-eating-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-silencing-men-with-eating-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Eating problems, specifically anorexia and bulimia, are issues that most people believe only occur in women. But statistics show that the number of men who suffer with disordered eating patterns has risen to represent nearly a third of all cases. Researchers at the University of Florida have also recently discovered that some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Men Underrepresented in Psychological Research Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-underrepresented-psychological-research-studies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-underrepresented-psychological-research-studies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Research shows that men are far less likely to seek therapy than women when confronted with anxiety, depression, anger or other psychological problems. Although this clearly suggests that many men are being undertreated for significant mental health issues, this dynamic also affects the field of research. C. Edward Watkins, Jr. Ph.D., of the University [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do Men Benefit from Media’s Ideal Male Body Image?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-benefit-ideal-body-image/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-benefit-ideal-body-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Research has focused on the effect that the ideal female body portrayed in the media can have on a woman’s own body image. However, little research has addressed what effect men experience when viewing ideal male body images. A new study, conducted by researchers at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, focused solely on that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Intimate Partner Violence Increases with Alcohol Consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcohol-consumption-intimate-partner-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcohol-consumption-intimate-partner-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Violence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, the rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among college students increase significantly with alcohol consumption. Todd M. Moore, Sara R. Elkins, James K. McNulty, Aaron J. Kivisto,and Vanessa A. Handsel, all of the University of Tennessee, compared the rates of IPV on drinking and non-drinking days in a sample of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>PTSD May Raise Risk for Cardiac Problems in Select Group of Male Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ptsd-cardiac-risk-male-veterans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ptsd-cardiac-risk-male-veterans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Masculinity may have negative health implications in male veterans with post-traumatic stress. According to a new study conducted by Jay Morrison of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, male veterans who are under stress to maintain masculine conformity may experience more severe symptoms of PTSD, which in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Abused Husband</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DarrenHaber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A psychology professor at California State Long Beach has compiled an impressive pile of data – over 500 studies! – that suggests that women are at least as if not more physically aggressive than men in their intimate relationships. In a 2008 ABC News “What Would You Do?” segment, actors played out two scenarios in public: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blended Families &amp; Father&#8217;s Day: How Should Step-Fathers Celebrate?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/blended-family-stepfathers-fathers-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/blended-family-stepfathers-fathers-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JenWilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blended Family Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband was surprised the first time he got a Father’s Day card from our kids. Not having any kids of his own, his assumed role of step-father was one he was utterly unfamiliar with. He had been raised by his mother and has never known his father. Perhaps that is why that the whole [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>In the Room with a Father</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-fathers-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-fathers-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChenOren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a psychologist, I see many dads who take pride in and also struggle with being a father. In honor of Father’s Day, I would like to offer some reflections for fathers, families, and therapists about the importance of recognizing and celebrating fathers in therapy. Let’s start with a quiz: 1. What percent of adult [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Even Dads Can Get Postpartum Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/postpartum-depression-men-fathers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/postpartum-depression-men-fathers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s true. One in four new dads have postpartum depression (clinical term is Paternal Postnatal Depression or PPND) after the birth of a baby. What this means in simple terms is dealing feelings of being down, depressed and anxious after the birth of a baby. The good news is that, fortunately, more and more [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Differences in Brain&#8217;s Gray Matter Discovered in Men with Violent Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/brain-gray-matter-men-violent-behavior/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/brain-gray-matter-men-violent-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report suggests that men with a history of substance abuse have a different amount of gray matter in the brain than men with a tendency for violent behavior. Research points to several factors as the cause of violent behavior, including social stressors, psychological issues and even biological factors. Previous studies have examined the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sense of Control Over Life Decreases Depression in Some African American Men</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/control-over-life-decreases-depression-african-american-men/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/control-over-life-decreases-depression-african-american-men/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New research suggests that African American men can decrease depressive symptoms by increasing their “perceived mastery.” The concept of “perceived mastery” is defined as having a sense of control of one’s own life circumstances. Achieving perceived mastery is qualified with feelings of being able to accomplish anything, whereas feeling pushed around leaves someone with the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/control-over-life-decreases-depression-african-american-men/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fatherhood Is Not Motherhood Lite</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fatherhood-not-motherhood-lite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fatherhood-not-motherhood-lite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 19:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanBartlett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey Dads. Feeling irritable and distant? Blowing a fuse for no good reason? A little nervous about your disconnection from the kids?  Well here&#8217;s a unique idea not always presented to fathers: You are Good Enough the way you are. Below are some explanations and affirmations for our natural skills as men as we bond [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are Men More Aggressive When Masculinity is Threatened?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-aggression-threaten-masculinity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/male-aggression-threaten-masculinity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 21:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, if men feel their manhood is being threatened, there may be a psychological factor that results in aggressive behavior. Jennifer K. Bosson and Joseph A. Vandello, psychologists at the University of South Florida, conducted a study that required men to perform what most people consider feminine activities. Half of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Research Suggests That Men and Women See Things Differently</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-women-difference-thinking-method/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-women-difference-thinking-method/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary It has long been assumed that men see things in black and white while women tend to take a more ambiguous approach. This can often lead to a communication breakdown between a man and a woman. Now there is research to back that theory up. A recent study involving 113 men [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bottoming Out Twice</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcohol-bottom-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/alcohol-bottom-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanielGoldin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been said in AA, &#8220;An addict needs to bottom out twice to get better. First from alcohol, and later emotionally.&#8221; Most people who struggle with addiction started using drugs &#8220;to solve&#8221; what appeared to be unsolvable emotions. The word &#8220;emotion&#8221; comes from the same root as &#8220;motion.&#8221; Originally it meant a stirring within [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Study Reveals Variances in Brains of Boys with Conduct Behavior Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/brain-variances-boys-conduct-behavior-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/brain-variances-boys-conduct-behavior-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study reveals that two areas of the brain that are associated with emotion and empathy are smaller in teen boys with conduct behavior issues. “The disorder has a devastating impact on families and communities, and at the moment, we have few effective treatments,” said Dr. Andy Calder from the University of Cambridge and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>I’m Doing Everything I Can but My Marriage Still Isn’t Working, What Do I Do Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/neglect-needs-marriage-communication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/neglect-needs-marriage-communication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LindaNusbaum</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people in relationships feel this way, exasperated because they are doing everything they know how to do to make their partner feel loved. Couples come into my office usually at the end of their rope because they have tried, and tried, and tried to make the marriage work and nothing they have tried seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Courage, Acceptance, &amp; Becoming a Domestic Dad</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/early-fatherhood-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/early-fatherhood-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlakeEdwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Their screaming and whining has got to stop.” My back and shoulders feel like dead weight. It’s as if my emotions have dried up inside of me. Then, quickly, they flow in like a tide, then burst upward over the stiff walls and spill over and out of me like molten volcanic magma. Toddlers, tantrums, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dads at Risk for Post-Partum Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/father-postpartum-depression-spanking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/father-postpartum-depression-spanking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A startling new study reports that nearly 40 percent of depressed fathers admitted to spanking their one-year old children, triple the number of fathers who weren’t depressed. While postpartum depression is more prevalent in women, affecting nearly 25 percent of women after childbirth, close to 7 percent of the men in this study has suffered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridge the Gender Communication Gap</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gender-communication-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gender-communication-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LoriHollander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ava has had a hard day as Director of Nursing in a busy hospital. She changes hats from taking charge in the high paced world of health care, to being the caretaker of her six and seven year old. She drives the baby sitter to the train, prepares dinner, helps the kids with homework and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Part II: Notes from a Men&#8217;s Group &#8211; Anger, Sarcasm and Shame</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mens-support-group-sarcasm-male-bonding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mens-support-group-sarcasm-male-bonding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RichardLoebl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the second entry in a series of blog articles about a men’s therapy group that I conduct on a weekly basis. For background information on the group see my first blog entry, “Notes From A Men’s Group”, dated January 4, 2011. Why do so many men have problems with “anger management”? What does [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sex and Anti-depressants</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sexual-side-effects-antidepressant-medication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sexual-side-effects-antidepressant-medication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since my last blog a number of you have asked for more information about possible sexual side effects caused by antidepressants. Before I say more – a cautionary word – I’m a psychotherapist/counselor, not a medical doctor/psychiatrist! So what I write in this blog is drawn from my (extensive) experience working with people who have challenges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Drug-Related Suicide Rates Fluctuate Among Adolescent Males?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/drug-related-suicide-adolescent-males/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/drug-related-suicide-adolescent-males/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has found a surprisingly varied month-by-month fluctuation among adolescent males and older males (under 18 and over 49) admitted to emergency departments for drug-related suicide attempts. Among the general population, those rates vary very little. While this recent study didn’t identify the cause behind this fluctuation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comedy and Tragedy, Depression and Recovery in “The Beaver”</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/jodie-foster-the-beaver-movie-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/jodie-foster-the-beaver-movie-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An interview with actress Jodie Foster is the cover story for the Winter 2011 issue of the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s publication Advocate. In the interview, Foster speaks about filming the upcoming movie The Beaver, in which she plays the wife of a man (Mel Gibson) suffering from serious depression. Depression isn’t just feeling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mindfulness: Finding Peace in the Midst of a Storm</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-breathing-meditation-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-breathing-meditation-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CindyRicardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you do when you’re feeling anxious, depressed or stressed out? How do you treat yourself? Are you able to be compassionate towards your own emotional pain or do you engage in self criticism, judgment or blame? For most of us, our initial reaction to pain is to look around for someone to blame, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crying &#8211; Is It a Game? Or Is It for Real?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/crying-game-healing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/crying-game-healing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>judithbarr</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As if there weren’t enough forces in our country and our world trying to get us to not feel . . . Ourselves, utilizing our own defenses to keep from feeling pain from long, long ago, as well as pain from today or even experiencing anything today that might trigger the ancient pain. Other people, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes From A Men’s Group</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-support-group-loving-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-support-group-loving-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RichardLoebl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first entry in a series of blog articles about a men’s therapy group, which I conduct on a weekly basis. This men’s group was established a little over a year ago, and consists of 8 members. The group is an excellent example of men’s issues in contemporary America – their roles as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Zeroing In</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-men-intimacy-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-men-intimacy-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7630</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does a sex therapist do? People often ask me what type of problems show up most often in my office. As most readers of my blog already know, I don’t like to put lots of focus on “disorders” like “erectile dysfunction”; and in fact most people don’t call up saying “I have e.d.”  Most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depression Impacts Men and Women Differently</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-impact-men-women-differently/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-impact-men-women-differently/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Look past the simple numbers of how many people need to find a therapist or counselor to address depression or anxiety. Beyond those numbers, how are people impacted, on an every day level, because of their mental health? Despite common perceptions, more men than women have trouble getting through their every day lives when faced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Females and Males Handle Adolescent Turbulence Differently</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adolescent-issues-girls-boys-psychology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adolescent-issues-girls-boys-psychology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a cliché to say so, but too often we forget: everyone is different. We respond to stresses in different ways and bring different personal histories to everything we encounter. Even in something as seemingly-universal as teenage angst, there’s plenty of variation. For one thing, the social bonds that girls form are usually different from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating Disorders and Kids: Statistics Show How Little We Know</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/youth-eating-disorders-obesity-obsession-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/youth-eating-disorders-obesity-obsession-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7479</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary When you picture a young person with an eating disorder, who do you picture? “Caucasian, well-off females” are a common presumption, according to the authors of a new report in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ journal, Pediatrics. People of color, boys, and kids of younger and younger ages are also affected, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class and Psychology: Socioeconomic Trends in Mental and Social Health</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/socioeconomic-status-unmarried-men-depression-emotional-intelligence-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/socioeconomic-status-unmarried-men-depression-emotional-intelligence-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7462</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary So many factors go into our mental health and well-being. Environment, social ties and family dynamics, access to green space, physical health, leisure time, diet and nutrition, financial peace of mind, career situation, and sense of ability to influence one’s own fate all play a role. If you re-read that list, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Porn Addiction is No Joke</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-men-porn-addiction-intimacy-psychology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-men-porn-addiction-intimacy-psychology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
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