Bullying and Suicidal Ideation Linked Among Children
Posted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jul 18th 2008
"A very troubling finding was reported by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. The report summarized findings from 13 nations. According to the findings there may be a link between bullying and suicidal ideation in children and adolescents. " More...

An Interview with Judith Beck, Ph.D. on Cognitive Therapy and Weight Loss
Posted by David Van Nuys, Ph.D. on Jul 17th 2008
"In this episode of the Wise Counsel Podcast, Dr. Van Nuys speaks with Psychologist Judith Beck, Ph.D. on the topics of Cognitive Therapy and the application of Cognitive Therapy to the problem of weight loss. Cognitive Therapy is a time-limited psychotherapy based on the cognitive model - a set of assumptions based around the notion that emotional problems are largely caused by faulty thinking habits. If you can learn to identify and correct problems in your thinking, you can substantially reduce the amount of emotional pain you experience. " More...

Coping with the Challenges of Daily Stresses
Posted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jul 17th 2008
"Psychotherapy cannot alter the way people are. As a matter of fact, I am reminded of a comment made by Charlie Brown's dog friend, Snoopy, in one of Charles Schulz' brilliant Peanuts comic strip segments when "Snoopy" says plaintively: "I love humankind...It's people I can't stand." From time to time it is just human nature that any of us can be difficult. Perhaps we are having a bad day, are in a bad mood, have a headache, had a quarrel at home, etc. The net result that something happens, as described in each of the three vignettes, and we behave badly. " More...

The Influence of Culture on the Expression of Depression
Posted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jul 16th 2008
"A study conducted by the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Canada, compared groups of people, one in Canada and the others in Asia, as to how they handled depression. The findings revealed what many in the mental health community already guessed was true. Chinese subjects in the study talked about physical symptoms, such as tiredness, low energy and headaches while the Canadians talked about feeling sad, guilty and worthless." More...

Education, Critical Thinking and Racial Hatred
Posted by Allan N. Schwartz, LCSW, PhD on Jul 15th 2008
"Most Americans are now aware of the heated controversy over a political cartoon that appeared on the cover of New Yorker Magazine that appeared this week (April 14, 2008). My concern about the issue raised by New Yorker Magazine is not about politics or whether or not the magazine was correct in placing the cartoon on the front cover but on the question of thinking deeply, also known as "reading between the lines," or thinking abstractly or Critical Thinking. " More...