The following blog post was originally written for the January 2021 issue of the Science of Psychotherapy magazine. As 2020 comes to a close, the phrase that seems to best represent it is Whisky Tango Foxtrot (or, more commonly, WTF?). It seems to capture well the weird combination of incredulity, despair, frustration, fear, and resignation,… Read More
We are pleased to announce Mindset is a mobile phone app whose express purpose is to make effective hypnosis sessions instantly available at any time of day to people who want to enhance their quality of life. Sessions range in length from 10 to 40 minutes and address common themes such as feelings of… Read More
Last week (March 5, 2019) the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug treatment for depression. It’s the first antidepressant drug in roughly 30 years to have an entirely new mechanism of action providing high hopes among chronic depression sufferers that this new drug will bring relief where the others have failed.… Read More
The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last week has given rise to a movement initiated by surviving high schoolers and advanced by other teens around the U.S. It is remarkable! Instead of retreating into grief and despair, or anxiety and depression, teens all across the country have gotten angry… Read More
It’s common to hear people make resolutions at the beginning of the year to exercise their bodies more, but what about exercising their brains? Developing critical thinking skills is a way of exercising your brain. It’s not as if this is a new concept, I routinely speak about the importance of critical thinking skills in… Read More
Late last week (March 30th), the World Health Organization (WHO) released a powerful statement from its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, declaring depression “the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.” WHO estimates that more than 300 million people worldwide are now suffering a diagnosable depression. This reflects an increase of more than 18% between… Read More
I’m home, basking in the afterglow of the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference held last week in Anaheim, California. Taking place just down the street from Disneyland, which calls itself “the happiest place on earth,” I think that title was temporarily hijacked by the 8,000 plus attendees from 50 countries who rocked the Anaheim Convention Center.… Read More
In Dr. Yapko’s Blog #2, he provides a simple introduction to the issue of antidepressant medications. He tells us that the use of these medications are second only to cholesterol lowering drugs in the U.S. and are most commonly prescribed by general practitioners, not psychiatrists. Controversy surrounds the use and benefits of these medications and… Read More
In this blog (#1), Michael provides a simple overview of the topic of depression. He explains there are hundreds of issues to address when talking about depression. He begins with this 2-minute simple overview where he highlights the social nature of depression, the limited and often incorrect biological perspective of depression and he emphasizes that… Read More