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It seems only just a few months ago that we posted a set of tips for back to school.  Yet here we are again heading into a new school year, only this time the situation

Last Memorial Day, while most were celebrating the holiday with a well-needed break from COVID-confinement, I announced to my children that they would be catching up on all the assignments that remained missing on their

The efficacy of psychotherapy as treatment for a wide variety of conditions is well-established.  It is also a natural partner, along with psychopharmacology, in the treatment of serious mental illness and addiction.  Still, lots of

Stuck at home with a teenager you don’t recognize? You successfully avoided each other for the first month, but as confinement drags out beyond 30 days, things are starting to feel awkward. If you’re one

The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing every level of our society to reexamine its priorities, while exposing the good, the bad and the ugly of our true selves.  After now two full weeks of modified lockdown,

Mental illness affects around 11.2 million adults 18 or older in the United States. Of the affected population, people ages 18-25 have a higher prevalence of Any Mental Illness (AMI) and Serious Mental Illness (SMI) than

The first day of school is already upon us.  After a long summer of extreme weather and, perhaps, extreme boredom and moods by our teens, it’s critical to start thinking of ways to set them