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"A Yale Psychologist Calls for the End of Individual Psychotherapy?" Did I read that correctly?

When it comes to psychological health,  management just doesn't get it.

The DSM:  more like the Boy Scout Handbook than the Bible 

Why are we so fascinated by murder?

The campus safety threat they don't tell you about

The thin line between sanity and the safety net

Psychology in the Emergency Room: psychotherapy reduces return visits

Those people are like this, these people are like that ... our tendency to "ascribe" traits to others

Anti-Depressant medication may not be an effective treatment for mild or moderate symptoms

Stress and Depression reduce worker productivity ... new study,  old news

Psychologists Reject Science? ... Oh My!

The Psychology of Netflix

Psychological Health Care: A prescription for health care cost savings.


Psychological Health and Psychological Issues

What is Psychological Health? ... take the Health Stress Inventory.

The Sense of Coherence ... essential for optimal well-being and stress resistance.

The Recession, Depression and Depression ... coping with the economic downturn, take the psyris depression screening test.

How is mourning possible? ... normal bereavement and the grieving process.

Mourning and mesothelioma ... bereavement in unnatural circumstances.

Can loneliness affect your health?

Compulsive shopping: If the psychiatrists put it in the diagnostic manual, does that make it an illness? ... no, but it's still worth studying.

Stressed out on campus? ... understanding stress, what is stress?

Crimes and Violence

Why do people kill: A Typology of Violent Offenders

Why do kids commit murder?

Why did the astronaut crash to earth? ... the strange behavior of Lisa Nowak.

Why do kidnap victims sometimes fail to escape, even when they have the chance to run? ... Shawn Hornbeck, Patty Hearst, Steven Staynor, Elizabeth Smart and now Jacyce Dugard ... also known as the Stockholm Syndrome.

Is existence too painful to endure? ... comment on the Virginia Tech rampage.

Clues to personality found in Austin plane crash pilot's diatribe ... a lengthy discussion of the "manifesto/suicide note" and the pathology of a domestic terrorist.

On Camera: Dr. Mattiuzzi speaks about the Phillip Garrido case and the victim Jaycee Lee Dugard ... with comment about the Stockholm Syndrome and Patty Hearst.

Will Forensic Psychologists be involved in the Phillip Garrido case?


Parenting and Education

Helicopter Parents: disturbing trend or urban myth?

Helicopter Parents: disturbing trend or urban myth? ... a shorter version

Zero Tolerance Policies: no substitute for good judgment

Internet safety: do kids really know what's going on?

Career, Workplace and in the Organization

Does the handshake matter? ... yes.

Leadership Research: are we asking the right questions?

Emotional Intelligence? I'm not feeling it

Telling them off (or not) on your way out the door: the departure email

Is your boss paying attention to you? ... Probably not, he doesn't need to.

Workplace stress: Does anyone hear the workers screaming in their cubicles? Is anyone listening?

Burnt-out on stress management? It's time to change the organization.

When Leadership Fails: What seems to be the problem at Sacramento State?  

When Leadership Fails  ... another case of administrative incompetence at Sac State.


Articles about Psychology and Psychologists

What is Psychology?

What is a Psychologist? What do Psychologists do?

Are all therapists psychologists?

Psychologists and other professionals

Does therapy work? ... Yes!

Psychologists and Prescription Medications

Is Clinical Psychology an overated career?

Is Dr. Phil actually a psychologist? ... not really.

... and other topics

What we have here is a failure to communicate ... relationship conflicts.

The psychology in art. What can we learn?

Who's that elephant in the mirror?

Red State, Blue State: is it a state of mind or just the colors on a map?