Does Counseling for Depression Work?...

You know things are not right, and so do the others in your life.  Perhaps the question “So what?” runs through your mind every time you think of doing something – even just getting something to eat.  Perhaps your tearfulness is difficult for your family members to understand.  Perhaps you feel guilty, worthless and hopeless.  Perhaps you know what depression feels like – and you’re asking,...

DSM V to remove the “R” word in favor ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders is coming out with it’s latest revision – the DSM V.  While one can ride the fence on many of the various changes to how mental illnesses are diagnosed, one unequivocally positive change is that the “R” word (retarded) has been finally removed as a medically endorsed diagnosis. In its place is now “intellectual disability” which...

Why Psychiatry Needs Therapy...

A recent article “Why Psychiatry Needs Therapy” in the digital Wall Street Journal Life and Style section by Edward Shorter, professor of the history of medicine and psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Toronto reflects on the development of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. Excerpts include… “With DSM-V, American psychiatry is headed [toward]...