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Conflicts in Older Couples May be Signs of Cognitive Impairment
January 11, 2013 .
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Couples who have been married for decades seem to know the secret to successful relationships. But when couples bicker and fight after years of being together, is it a sign of an unhappy ... Read More
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Protecting the Privacy of Foster Kids’ Therapy Notes January 10, 2013 . 8 Comments
There is a question that has been asked of me multiple times over the past few months that I would like to answer. The question is: “Should a child’s foster parent(s) be granted ... Read More
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What It’s Like Inside a Depressed Person’s Head
January 10, 2013 .
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While not everyone’s experience is the same, when people have a major depressive episode, generally the world looks, feels, and is understood completely differently than before and after ... Read More
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The Effects of Sexism on Women’s Body Image January 9, 2013 . 10 Comments
Sexism is overtly exhibited in nearly every aspect of modern society. Women and adolescent girls, in particular, are especially likely to experience the deleterious effects of sexism. Whether ... Read More
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Five Reasons Porn Can Hurt Your Love Life January 9, 2013 . 3 Comments
According to comScore, which measures Internet traffic, 66% of Internet-using men between the ages of 18 and 34 look at online pornography at least once a month. Does it really matter if ... Read More
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How Parents Fuel Identity Crises in Their Children
January 9, 2013 .
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It is not unusual for people to come to therapy with feelings of confusion about what they want, think, and/or feel. I find that many grew up in families in which one or both parents involved ... Read More
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Is There a Solution for Chronic Sorrow? January 8, 2013 . 12 Comments
Kaethe Weingarten of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School recently published a paper describing her experience with four clients who experienced chronic sorrow. The clients, ... Read More
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The Pain of Undiagnosed ADHD in Adult Relationships January 7, 2013 . 23 Comments
Editor’s note: Melissa Orlov, LLC, is a marriage consultant who specializes in working with couples impacted by ADHD. She is the author of the award-winning book, The ADHD Effect ... Read More
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Stress Reactivity is Unique in Borderline Personality Disorder January 5, 2013 . 11 Comments
The way in which a person reacts to stress can reveal a lot about their psychological state. Some theories exist that suggest that people with borderline personality (BPD) have an impaired ... Read More
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Best of 2012: GoodTherapy.org’s Top 10 Websites for Grief and Loss January 4, 2013 . 7 Comments
Grief has many causes and can manifest in many ways. Whether it’s triggered by divorce or separation, illness, trauma, or death, grief is a normal part of human experience. However, coping ... Read More
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Do Partners Contemplate Murder More than Divorce? January 4, 2013 . 4 Comments
The new movie This is 40 has a lot of people talking. It is not only crass and funny, but also controversial. The two main characters in the movie reveal that they have secretly fantasized ... Read More
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Prayer As a Tool for Healing January 4, 2013 . 7 Comments
As I sat to write my end-of-the-year complementary and alternative medicine blog post, I questioned the wisdom of discussing prayer for healing, as prayer remains one of the most hotly ... Read More
