What is Mental Illness? Donald Trump and the Psychiatrists Who Would Diagnose Him

Posted by Richard Makover, MD on 1/18/18 - 4:18 PM

Recently, the American electorate has been treated to the awkward spectacle of mental health professionals proclaiming that President Donald Trump is mentally ill. These pundits have ignored the ethical standard against diagnosing someone you’ve never met, based only on public scrutiny, and have exhibited both grandiosity (they believe themselves saviors of the Republic) and lack of insight (they fail to recognize how their personal politics taint their judgment). They show an evident contempt for our democracy and the 60 million...

The Death of Privacy

Posted by Richard Makover, MD

Statistics Don't Lie...Except When They Do

Posted by Howard Rosenthal, EdD

Our Psychological Crisis: Making Sense of the American Psychological Association's Collusion with Torture

Posted by Deb Kory, PsyD

Bad Therapy: Let's Talk About Torture...Wait, What????!!!

Posted by Deb Kory, PsyD on 12/16/14 - 11:12 AM

Well, this blog got awfully serious quick. I was going to write this one about addiction and alcoholism—not the lightest topic either—but with the release of the Torture Report, also known as the Senate’s highly-redacted executive summary from the Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program, I realized it would be morally remiss of me not to take this brief hot minute when the public eye is trained on this issue to share some information with...

Ethics of Treating Two Psychotherapy Clients who Know Each Other

Posted by Stephen Feldman, JD, PhD & Marnee Milner, JD, PhD

Ethical Guidelines: Do We Really Want What Is Best For Our Clients?

Posted by Howard Rosenthal, EdD

Receiving Gifts in Psychotherapy

Posted by Stephen Feldman, JD, PhD & Marnee Milner, JD, PhD

Ethical and Legal Issues in Telephone Therapy

Posted by Stephen Feldman, JD, PhD & Marnee Milner, JD, PhD on 9/8/10 - 12:02 PM

<strong>With today’s technology</strong> we are an ever mobile yet increasingly connected society. For example, a client who you have been treating in office and perhaps with a few phone sessions when he was stuck downtown at his office has now relocated out of state and wants to continue his therapy sessions. With telephone, Skype and e-mail, why not? Why not expand your practice and “see” patients across the country, especially if you have expertise in an area of treatment? ...