Bad Marriages
Bad marriages don’t cause infidelity; infidelity causes bad marriages. -Frank Pittman
Society for Christian Psychology
The Society for Christian Psychology is an division of the American Association for Christian Counselors. The Society has recently started a web log; the guest blogger for January 2008 has beenDr. Edward T. Welch (Westminster Seminary; Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation). Ed has offered four short posts of interest: The Power and Weakness of Christian [...]
Too Happy?
From: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Could the pursuit of happiness go too far? Most self-help books on the subject offer tips on how to maximize one’s bliss, but a new study suggests that moderate happiness may be preferable to full-fledged elation. The researchers, from the University of Virginia, the University of Illinois and Michigan [...]
Honesty in Therapy
I’ve heard it said there are three people you should never, ever lie to: your attorney, your doctor, and your accountant. I would add a fourth person to that list: your therapist. (It goes without saying I don’t think we should lie to anyone at any time.) And yet some people do lie to their [...]
Always Do Right.
Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest. -Mark Twain
ADHD
Eli Lilly produces a medication treatment for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Lilly’s ADHD drug – Strattera – is not selling well. One analyst predicts a continuing slide in market share through 2011. Lilly, though, believes the drug is viable and plans to get that message out. Part of their new marketing strategy is to let [...]
Religion and Mental Health
From Temple University: Women who stop being religiously active are three times more likely to suffer generalized anxiety disorder than women who have always been religiously active, researchers report. In contrast, the researchers found that men who stopped being religiously active were less likely to suffer major depression compared with men who had always been [...]
For the Sake of the Kids
“I want (my spouse) to stay for the right reasons; not just because of the children.” I hear the above statement – or one close to it – on a regular basis. People are attempting to say marriage is not worth while unless there is romantic love. Responsibility, parental obligation, or a motivation of doing [...]
Cutting
Several months ago I was interviewed by Dana Williamson for an article in the Baptist Messenger on teens and cutting. I had pretty much forgotten about it until a friend told me the article had been published this week. Dana also interviewed a 17-year-old for a companion piece: Churches – Beware how you deal with [...]
Domestic Violence and Dads
Successful treatment of domestic violence must restore the sense of father as protector for the well being of women, children, and society-at-large. Children do not need fathers to fight and die for them; they need fathers to live for them, to value them, and to value what they most value – their mothers. A father [...]
