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After Psychotherapy

Insights from 30+ years in the profession

Shame and How It Produces Envy

Envy is a normal human emotion; when coupled with a basic and profound sense of personal shame, it becomes toxic.

Published February 16, 2012
Categorized as Points of Departure Tagged Basic shame, Idealization, Jealousy

ADHD Symptoms Revisited

A reconsideration of Alan Sroufe’s article in the New York Times about ADHD symptoms, as well as the rebuttals and reactions from Harold S. Koplewicz and Judth Warner.

Published February 8, 2012
Categorized as Depression and Bipolar Disorder, The Medicalization of Mental Health Tagged ADHD Symptoms, chemical imbalance theory, The Medicalization of Mental Health

ADHD Symptoms and Their Treatment: Drugs Don’t Work

Recent studies have shown that there is no evidence to support the “inborn defect” theory of attention deficit disorder, and that drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall have no lasting effect on ADHD symptoms.

Published January 30, 2012
Categorized as The Medicalization of Mental Health

Autism Symptoms Get a Second Look

The upcoming revision to the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual will purportedly eliminate Asperger’s Syndrome as a diagnosis, once again calling into question the scientific precision and validity of psychological diagnosis.

Published January 25, 2012
Categorized as Defense Mechanisms, The Medicalization of Mental Health, Unbearable Emotion Tagged Autism, defense mechanisms, Diagnosis, narcissism, narcissistic rage, The Medicalization of Mental Health

Anxiety Symptoms, Mindfulness and the Enlargement of the Self

Mindfulness meditation techniques are a useful adjunct to psychotherapy, allowing you to see your defense mechanisms in action and to disengage from them, rather than a replacement for it.

Published January 19, 2012
Categorized as Anxiety, Defense Mechanisms, Unbearable Emotion Tagged anxiety symptoms, defense mechanisms, mindfulness, panic attacks

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