A recent episode of the Charlie Rose Brain Series provides an exciting discussion of the evolution of our knowledge of depression, specifically of how our understanding has evolved from the synapse or “Big Pharma” model to a Network Model that reveals how many areas of the brain are implicated in depression.
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Depression is Not a Synapse Problem, it’s a Network Problem. And Real Estate Counts!
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What Would You Say to a Decent Man Who’s Having Romantic Fantasies About His Wife’s Younger Sister?
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Surprise! Men Also Find Vulnerability Attractive and the Reasons Why: He Said, She Said
Here are excerpts from an article I co-wrote with Dr. Lisa Kaplin that recently appeared in The World of Psychology. In view of the many cultural pressures put on both men and women today to conform to established norms about what it means to be male or female, the article may offer a few surprises.
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Prescription Pain Killers are on the Rise for Women When They Shouldn’t Be
A recent report from the Center for Disease Control states that: About 42 women die every day from a drug overdose (including those from prescription painkillers). Since 2007, more women have died from drug overdoses than from motor vehicle crashes. More than 940,000 women were seen in emergency departments for drug misuse or abuse in […]
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If I Should Have a Daughter: An Apologia for the Spoken Word, by Sarah Kay
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