TherapySafetyNet

Posted on November 20, 2007 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment

As a private practitioner, I am not infrequently put in the difficult position of having to turn away otherwise suitable prospective patients who cannot afford my services.  As someone who has at various points in his life been unable to afford healthcare, I empathize with their plight, and wish that I could help everyone who [...]

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Confronting the Shadow

Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Philosophy | Leave a Comment

The Shadow is a concept which is pretty much unknown in mainstream psychological thinking. This is a result I think of the general avoidance and suppression of Carl Jung’s work which arose as a result of the split between Freud and he in the early days of psychoanalytic history. I want to give here a [...]

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Variance vs. Criminality

Posted on November 8, 2007 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment

It seems to me that as a society we have become confused about individual variance, either in behaviors or thinking, and pathology. In one example I’d like to discuss, a man in a hostel was found in his locked room by the cleaning staff, apparently masturbating with his bicycle. The man was charged in [...]

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    I am presenting here my personal thoughts and opinions on various mental health topics. I'm not presenting research, just giving some impressions based on my own reflections and clinical experience.

    If you have an opinion about something I present, I hope you'll share it in a comment. I'll do my best to give you a thoughtful response.