http://psychcentral.com/blog Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:29:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't help but mention this article in The New York Times about how to get mental health care when you have no insurance or ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/21/getting-therapy-when-theres-no-money/ My brother's childhood best friend committed suicide. I was 16 years old at the time, Mark (not his real name) was 21. Mark's parents were ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/21/surviving-the-suicide-of-someone-you-love/ [caption id="attachment_6838" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Quebec woman Nathalie Blanchard poses on the beach in a Facebook photograph that convinced her insurance company that she was no ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/20/woman-loses-sick-leave-benefits-for-depression-thanks-to-facebook-pics/ Earlier this month, I was honored to attend the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy in Atlanta, Georgia. The focus of this ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/20/2009-rosalynn-carter-symposium-on-mental-health-policy-recommendations/ It's that time of the year again, when we pull together our top picks for mental health and psychology stories in the news in the ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/20/year-in-review-your-picks/ I'm pleased to announce the introduction of two new blogs here in the Psych Central family. The first is from Leigh Pretnar Cousins, MS called ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/19/two-new-blogs-always-learning-and-the-y-factor/ To get us in the mood for the Thanksgiving Holiday! Cicero said that "gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/19/12-ways-to-be-thankful/ Meagan really wanted this Christmas to be "extra special" -- not like last year, when the family dinner turned nasty and Uncle Fred left in ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/18/holiday-blues-with-some-shades-of-grey/ While most of us will be spending Thanksgiving with our loved ones next week, there are already 140 Army families who will not be spending ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/17/2009-army-suicides-highest-ever/ Terrorism is not a particularly new problem -- it's been a part of the world since civilization first organized. Despite how old it is, what ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/17/the-psychology-of-terrorism/ One heavily researched area within psychology is couples' and marital communication. How a couple chooses to communicate -- especially during a conflict -- affects all ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/17/reducing-marital-stress-through-communication/ Image by of Kris Timken/Corbis About a month ago, Time Magazine published the results of a landmark survey gauging where America stands on the battle of ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/16/the-state-of-the-american-woman/ In a politically correct world, we're supposed to pretend that we don't notice differences between people. But in our effort to make everyone feel good ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/16/are-we-racially-color-blind-yet/ In early 2010, PBS will broadcast a 3-part series on emotions called "The Emotional Life," exploring ways to improve relationships, cope with emotional issues, ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/15/social-attachment-motherhood-and-mental-illness-an-interview-with-jessica-zucker/ I spent my adolescence and teenage years obsessing about this question: Am I depressed or just deep? When I was nine, I figured that I was ... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/11/14/am-i-depressed-or-just-deep/