psychotherapy

Psychologist: Mental Illness Is a Result of Intolerable Circumstances, Not Defective Genes (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 27, 2016 The health professions make a grave mistake when they treat mental illnesses as “discrete brain conditions that are largely genetically determined and barely influenced by the slings and arrows of misfortune,” writes clinical psychologist and researcher Richard Bentall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Creatures of a Day

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Aug 7, 2015 A new book on confronting mortality by Dr. Irvin Yalom illustrates that, when in the midst of another human being's darkness, we should worry less about shining a light, and instead simply hold the person's hand and stay in the darkness with him or her. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Paul Verhaeghe

BLANK Oct 6, 2014 The Belgian psychotherapist's new book considers the impact of 30 years of neoliberal economics on the development of personal identity and cultural character in the West. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Boarding Schools Produce Bad Leaders

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 14, 2014 Psychotherapist Nick Duffell spent 25 years treating boarding school graduates. He talks about how their upbringing in elite, authoritarian environments cut off from their families make them the poor public servants we observe in British politics today. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Big Business of Sex Addiction

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 Cast your mind back to a time before sex addiction qualified as a legitimate issue rather than a snarky euphemism (although for some that might still be the case) Hard to remember, what with the Bill Clintons and Tiger Woodses (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )