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Throughout the world, the poor face increasingly gruelling choices; whether to save for retirement or to send a kid to college, whether to buy that used car for basic transportation needs or to buy educational material for their children. Throughout … Continue reading →

Affecting 3 to 8 percent of the population, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is the most common of all the personality disorders. This week, the Savvy Psychologist explains the eight traits of OCPD Scientific American presents Savvy Psychologist by Quick & Dirty Tips. Scientific American and Quick … Continue reading →

It’s not everyday that we catch a glimpse of the sun waking up Or going to bed.   There is beauty all around us That we don’t often see We just focus on misery. JmaC

Present Tense Affirmations I am letting go of my worries I am free from worry My mind is peaceful and focused I am calm even when I have a problem to solve I am relaxed even when life becomes difficult … Continue reading →

A campaign gets users of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media to act as a support group One in four people will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lifetimes, according to the National Institute of Mental … Continue reading →

Discrimination and stigma are concerns, but coming out can be a boon to your career—if the conditions are right Dave, a 52-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from a difficult childhood. In his job at a … Continue reading →

All of us–researchers, journalists, patients and their loved ones–are desperate for genuine progress in treatments for severe mental illness. All of us—researchers, journalists, patients and their loved ones–are desperate for genuine progress in treatments for severe mental illness.But if the … Continue reading →

I have first-hand experience of the devastation of depression, in myself and those close to me. Although I have been tempted to try antidepressants, I’ve never done so. Of course, like everyone reading this column, I know many people who … Continue reading →

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America (Crown 2010), by the journalist Robert Whitaker, is one of the most disturbing, consequential works of investigative journalism I’ve read in a long … Continue reading →

The persistence of “color therapy” reveals the weakness of conventional treatments for mental illness. I recently reported on the proliferation—or persistence—of treatments for mental illness that involve stimulating the brain with electromagnetism. These electro-cures (my term) confirm a thesis I advanced in … Continue reading →