Is the U.S. Making Enough Progress in Treating Mental Health Disorders? Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and researchers have developed many therapies and medications t...

The Glass Half-Full Approach to a Longer Life If you’re a person who thinks a rainy day is good for the flowers, instead of dreary, you could be adding years to your life. If you...

Many of the clients I have seen over the years have a diagnosed chronic illness, including Crohn’s/IBS, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, Lyme Disease, and many othe...

As an African American therapist who spent my childhood being raised in the Baptist church, never once was engaging in therapy mentioned... But why? Reticence to Seek Mental Health...

Learning to Change the Anxious Mind When I walked into yoga class that night, it was wall-to-wall mats. Each person had a journal, a packet of handouts, and a pen. Not common mater...

The Fragile Path of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs Thousands of people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression, social anxiety and other mental health conditions hav...

The Relationship between Bipolar Disorder and Empathy Some people who live with the depression and mania of bipolar disorder report feeling extreme empathy. On the other hand, rese...

How Bipolar Disorder Feels: Normal Feelings Become Extreme and Unmanageable Everyone has days when they feel energetic and the world seems to be smiling upon them. We all have the ...

When Does Sadness Qualify as Depression The questions about the causes of depression and how to treat this common and disabling mental health disorder continue. When does sadness l...

What does Spirituality mean in Psychotherapy? Kenneth Bitner, LICSW Spirituality is a loaded word for many people. When engaging in therapy, spirituality often is the one topic ind...