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The Origins of Marriage Counseling
Read more: The Origins of Marriage CounselingThe origins of marriage counseling and other dirty laundry are aired in this New Yorker review of Rebecca L. Davis’ new book, More Perfect Unions: The American Search for Marital Bliss. Enjoy.
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Psychotherapies
Read more: PsychotherapiesMaybe this is for therapists only, but take a look at Wikipedia’s long list of psychotherapies if you’ve got some time to kill and some curiosity about the different approaches to therapy that are out there. The list goes from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (which I’ m a fan of) to Wilderness Therapy (haven’t tried).…
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Birth Weight
Read more: Birth WeightNot mental health per se, but with big psych impact: A NYT article about how early habits (really early–starting in the womb) can get someone set on a course for obesity later in life.
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Depth = Happiness
Read more: Depth = HappinessA (small) study relayed by the NYT suggests more deep conversation and less small talk promotes happiness. So, surprise (?), therapy is good.
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What is TMS?
Read more: What is TMS?Psychologist Dr. Eric Sherman talks about treating chronic pain with talk therapy at Where the Client Is: I have received photos from former patients in which they are break dancing, sky diving, or performing yoga contortions worthy of Cirque du Soleil. All of them had been advised to undergo surgery to correct disc herniations, the…