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Helping Your Child with OCD (A Book Review)
Some strategies for therapy just aren't helpful. Oh, they're fine for the therapist that works at a research oriented clinic with a large multi-disciplinary team who can specialize in only that one problem area, but not for the vast majority of us practicing in...
When Did Shy Become A Problem?
When did shy become a problem? There is an old joke among mental health professionals (old; not necessarily funny): if a patient is early for his appointment, he's anxious; if he's late, he's passive-aggressive; and if the patient is precisely on time... he's...
School Refusal
Most kids like to go to school; if nothing else, they enjoy seeing their friends. Some kids get themselves so worked up at the thought of going to school they manifest symptoms of anxiety. A few children may simply be manipulative; others may be fearful of a specific...
OCD in Childhood…
...what it's not. I am amazed at the parents who either over-react or under-react to their childs struggles in life. It seems like I am constantly trying to convince some parents their child really does have problems. Some behaviors just aren't normal no matter what...
Children and Depression
About 11 percent of adolescents have experienced depression by their 18th birthday. Girls are more likely to have gone through depression than boys. When it comes to children and depression the risk for depression increases the older a child becomes. According to the...
Bipolar Disorder in Children
The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's treatment guidelines (or practice parameters) for children with bipolar disorder can be found here: (guidelines). I do have some problems with what I've read so far: to begin with, the guidelines...
OCD and the Unforgivable Sin
My observation, and it is just an observation not anything based on research, is that Christians with OCD tend to obsess over "spiritual matters". Specifically, many of my clients manifest their Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) through chronic, agonizing worry...
How to take SSRI’s
This Op Ed piece, SSRIs - Nightmares by the Dozen, is filled with anecdotal stories about the horror's of anti-depressant medication. The first problem I see is the nature of stories: for every one horror story of a person committing suicide or homicide, I could tell...
Dropping Out of Therapy
I hate it when my clients prematurely drop out of therapy. And not just for the same obvious reasons our business manager hates to have clients drop out. It's not those who are nearing the end of therapy and doing better that I get upset over, it's those individuals...
Using Technology Wisely in Relationships
Here are 8 rules for handling digital communication in a healthy way: Don’t send any emails, texts, tweets, or updates when you are hungry, angry, lonely tired, or bored. Match the level of emotion with the visibility of the message. Be careful with people who are one...
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