Upcoming Mankind Pride Weekends

September 22, 2013

The note below is from a therapist I worked with and respect in the Washington, DC area who is involved in the men’s movement. This could be a good opportunity. There are way too few opportunities for men in our society to grow as men — and especially so when coming from gay, bisexual, and […]

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DOMA and Maryland Couples

June 27, 2013

Like most of my friends and colleagues I’m thrilled with Supreme Court decision to allow Federal benefits for same sex married couples after striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  There is more work to be done — but yeah!! I’ve been reading some comments online to the effect that this is only a […]

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Mental Health Naturally Radio Show from People’s Pharmacy

June 16, 2013

Interesting radio show from The People’s Pharmacy on natural mental health with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog.  The whole show is good, but about 13 minutes in is a discussion of depression meds and exercise.  Research is showing that many medications are very effective for very depressed people, but only slightly better than placebo for mild […]

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Cicada Phobia and Washington Post Article

May 20, 2013

I was quoted in an article in Saturday’s Washington Post entitled Bug-phobic dread the looming swarm of Brood II cicadas. I was very happy to help explain phobias and what a person might do to combat them. I provided the reporter with quite a bit more information than was quoted (he of course consulted several […]

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MoodGym Study Shows Usefulness of Program When Adhered to by Adolescents

April 26, 2013

An old favorite program of mine is MoodGym — an Internet-based intervention program from Australian National University. This is an educational program in which users read short modules on helping themselves with depression and take periodic rating scales in order to assess how they are progressing. It is free and open to all comers. Although […]

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