Hello, and welcome to my blog! I am offering here my musings on various topics that interest me, such as parenting, psychology, psychotherapy and psychiatry. Any suggestions are not meant to be understood as individual medical advice. (You will have to come and see me in person for that.) If you have thoughts about what I’ve written, feel free to leave a comment. Unfortunately, in a recent upgrade I lost most all the comments to my posts. My apologies if your comments were affected.
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I was recently quoted in a rather edgy online account of a woman’s personal experiment with Vyvanse, a stimulant similar to amphetamine, and feel it is important to clarify and reiterate my concerns in a post here. In short, it … Continue reading →
Medication presents me with an, at times, difficult dilemma. As a psychiatrist, it is one of the more powerful weapons in my arsenal for helping my patients feel better. As a psychotherapist however, its introduction can bring with it unintended … Continue reading →
Now that we have the goal in mind, namely raising a happy child (see Parenting-The Goal), the issue becomes how to go about doing it. In this article I will lay out one of the most important things parents can … Continue reading →
As I have alluded to in previous discussions, I believe good parenting can be based on core premises. In this message, I would like to discuss one of my most basic. Let’s not wait any longer: The core aim or … Continue reading →
