Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 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 )
Alexis Camins / TruthdigAug 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 )
BLANKOct 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 )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 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 )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
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