By AMY BLOOM

Published: January 31, 2010 in the NYT

The fashion is to bemoan happiness books and positive psychology as the work of morons.

See full article http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/books/review/Bloom-t.html

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from the NYT Magazine

by Ethan Watters  Published: January 10, 2010

In recent years, American ideas about psychiatric disorders have spread around the globe. Is that really good for the world’s mental health?

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By JUDITH WARNER  Published in the NYT: January 9, 2010

This is the big picture of mental health care in America: people with real illnesses lack access to care; face barriers like ignorance, stigma and high prices; or find care that is ineffective.

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My article on etherapy with transgender clients has just been published in the International Journal of Transgenderism

Here is the abstract:

ABSTRACT. This invited article provides background and exploratory material for the potential in- clusion of etherapy in Version 7 of the Standards of Care (SOC). A brief overview of the literature, its applicability and extrapolation to transgender clients, the rationale for etherapy, and clinical and ethi- cal considerations, both general and specific to transpeople, are described. Included in the discussion is an online psychotherapy case and commentary involving a Saudi-based American male-to-female transperson and a San Francisco therapist. The article concludes with specific content for a recommen- dation for the inclusion of etherapy (but not online evaluation and referral) in the next revision of the SOC.

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By Jennifer Ruark in The Chronicle of Higher Education Jan 3, 2010

Nothing is ever certain, says the psychologist Ellen Langer. We should make the most of that.

http://chronicle.com/article/The-Art-of-Living-Mindfully/63292/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

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I just had to post this because it’s so consistent with my own experience. Here’s to challenging preconceived ideas!

ADULT LEARNING | NEUROSCIENCE

By BARBARA STRAUCH

To keep a middle-aged mind sharp, shake up what you already know.

Published: NYT December 29, 2009   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03adult-t.html

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