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» Impact of parents' military deployment on children's safety and mental health
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that following military parents' return from combat deployment, their children show...

» Recognizing the Varieties of Manipulators and Controllers

If you're really going to defend yourself against victimization, it's important to know the kind of person you're dealing with, how they might try to manipulate and control you, and why.

Tags: character disturbance, in practice, personality disorders, relationships

» Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality
Study finds that prolonging dopamine's effects in the brain boosts compassionWhat if there were a pill that made you more compassionate and more likely to give spare change to someone less...

» Why Insight Isn’t Enough, Part 2

For many people, just coming to a greater level of insight is not enough for them to make significant, lasting changes in behavior patterns that have been part of their preferred style for many years. Here's how one man found success with a systematic approach to changing both his thinking and his behavior.

Tags: CBT, character disturbance, in practice, personality disorders, therapy