Psychology

Leadership and narcissism

Should mental health experts be labeling political figures?

A Biblical Freud: Jewish views on psychology

In a new book, two brilliant clinical psychologists contrast the classical Greek view in psychology and psychiatry with the Judaic-Biblical approach.

What some of us think about

It is worth noting that Europeans or people of European descent are not the only people with wrong ideas.

Judaic elements in psychotherapy

In a scholarly, yet readable book, a highly regarded clinical psychologist and an eminent historian show how Biblical stories can be of aid in psychotherapy

Why are Israelis so happy?

New Israeli therapy takes a leaf out of Gandhi’s book

Behavior challenges

Appreciate your child’s creativity by trying to see the world through their eyes. Children aren’t always attentive to adult concerns, such as time or sanitation.

Psychiatric playfulness

Humor as a strategy in dealing with stressful situations.

Part ‘meshugana’

“The rabbi said, ‘Why do you want to [study Judaism]? It’s crazy!’”

Cellphones, revisited again and again – Part I

Who isn’t addicted to their phone, leaving it on all day and often at night, checking it multiple times an hour just to see if someone wrote something or if there is something new?