Reflections on Psychiatry, Therapy, and Mental Health

Let's take an excursion and relate an aspect of a television screen to some deep issues in psychology and mental health. A TV screen consists of no more than tiny dots of red, green, and blue. These pixels are so tiny that you don't see them as such, what you see is a picture with a broad spectrum of colors and hues. The three pixel colors: red, green, blue are dimensions of the TV's image, yet combined, you are treated to a wonderful breath of experience. Contributing to

The two gentlemen above are under stress. They are also in a fair amount of pain but if you were to ask, they would tell you that they are enjoying themselves. It's a curious fact that we humans feel offended when stress is imposed on us, but at the same time we welcome stress in the form of challenges and competition. It is stunning to learn that we Americans, some 5 percent of the worlds population, consume 80 percent of the world's opiates. We hardly suffer more than ot

It is difficult to make the case that there is anything good about loss, for loss creates a wound. There is, however, something we might call, 'good healing.' Let's first bring our attention to the concept of loss. It can be said that loss is built into the fabric of life. We lose our childhood, and eventually our parents. If we live long enough we will lose our spouses and many friends. Such losses are an inevitable part of the cycle of life. Of course there are also br