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We use our phones for most things these days—scheduling meetings, throwing birds at pigs, keeping track of everything from our grocery lists to our periods, checking Facebook, calling our mothers. So is there a limit to how far we're willing to let these little devices into our lives? As much as you love your phone, would you want it to tell it your secrets and let it be your therapist? More »
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Fancy dancing wannabe First Husband Marcus Bachmann is none too pleased with one activist's attempt to expose his kooky gay curing therapies. He's threatening to sue him for an unpaid $150 therapy bill. More »
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Amanda Seyfried recently told a magazine that she has panic attacks and gets therapy. She's one of the few to admit that being a Hollywood actress is pretty hard on the psyche — and to be open about treatment. And while we wouldn't wish mental health issues on any individual, there's an upside for society at large. More »
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While it's gotten a reputation as a club drug, ecstasy could have unexpected benefits — as a treatment for PTSD. More »
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Some doctors use behavioral therapy to help treat men's premature ejaculation. But a new study reveals this may be ineffective. More »
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Cats may not like water, but this cat named Mog is using it to his advantage after being hit by a car, causing nerve damage to his two front legs. His veterinarian suggested swimming therapy, which Mog's owner says has already shown a difference and thinks the cat "seems to know it's doing him some good." More »
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Anthony Weiner hasn't really specified what kind of "treatment" he's seeking, and we're a little curious. So we decided to check out what his options are. More »
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In the 1970s, researchers at UCLA performed "therapy" on gender-variant kids, with the goal of making them conform to traditional gender roles. The treatment may have led to one man's suicide. More »
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Proponents of Cognitive-bias modification (CBM) feel that for many, the therapy-and-drugs-free method could mean the end to psychological problems. For those of us wary of having a computer do that job, it may be a hard sell. More »
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Are you tired of traditional therapy — sick of talking over your problems with a stranger who doesn't know you and takes your money? Well, what about a stranger who doesn't know you and takes your money — but also takes off her clothes? Meet naked therapist Sarah White. More »
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An LA comedy club is offering free therapy to stand-up comedians — at first we thought this was a joke, but it's actually a pretty good idea. More »
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Shooter Jared Loughner's unhinged YouTube rants and strange behavior has many people asking if we're doing enough to protect Americans from mentally ill people. But that's the wrong question. More »
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You guys, scientists are learning to erase our memories! Everybody panic! Or ... maybe not. More »
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"Get counseling" is every advice columnist's go-to line — but it's a lot easier said than done. Today, we offer some tips on how to find a therapist — and how to afford one. More »
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Ever feel like therapy is just too private? Now you can go to a "shrink party" and get your head examined in front of all of your friends. Kind of like a Botox party, but more fucked up. More »
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A small number of people struggle with persistent fears that they're gay. But they're not closeted — instead, they have a form of OCD. More »
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"Preschool depression" sound like a term created just to piss off psychiatry skeptics — but clinicians argue that it's real. And descriptions of the condition are some of the saddest things you'll ever read. More »
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Over half of babies born in poverty have depressed moms, and these moms rarely get treatment — revealing yet again that one of the groups most in need of mental health services is least likely to receive them. More »
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But not without much hemming and hawing beforehand. She writes, "Throughout my life, I have never believed in therapy. How can talking about a problem, raking over the past, solve anything?" (Bold, ours.) [Daily Mail] More »
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Sometimes a dude has problems — usually about sex or money. But since therapy's for sissies, he turns to something a little more badass: a sweat lodge. Details has the story. More »
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The Times Well Blog asks, "What happens if you run into your therapist in public?" Answer: say hi or don't, and the shrink should follow suit. Now: what to do when you encounter an acquaintance in the waiting room? [NYT] More »
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From force-feeding to tooth removal to stomach surgery, mental patients throughout history — many of them women — have endured some pretty horrific therapies. In Mad, Bad & Sad, Lisa Appignanesi questions whether modern treatments are much better. More »
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In the past year, Elle's had a surprising number of pretty serious articles on mental health. This month, writer Louisa Kamps tackles a new therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, in which sufferers mentally relive traumatic events. More »
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"Soon-to-be married men who want a 'problem-free' love life should avoid sex counselling," advises this story from Australia, based on a study of 71 couples. More »
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Mount Bachelor Academy in Oregon is a school for teens with behavioral issues, including violence, falling grades and drug use. One of its "therapeutic" techniques reportedly involves sexual role-playing, including costuming young women like this. More »
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Women's magazines seem to think we're stressed out. November Glamour let us plot our anxiety on its patented exploding-teapot scale, and this month's Cosmo tells us we better chill if we ever want that baby that'll make us complete. Luckily, Marie Claire has the answer — therapy! More »
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A story comes across the wires about an ill-fated 18-year-old girl who died on a snorkeling trip to Cancun. My thoughts in quick succession: Oh that poor girl and her poor family. Crap, I am never going snorkeling…Hmm, probably shouldn't go on boats again either… Oh gawd, don't even start with planes!… I should just stay in my house and never leave. And obviously, I am far from alone in my generalized, irrational anxiety. Meredith Maran writes in Salon today, "Forty million of us — that's 28.8 percent — suffer from the ailment that the National Institutes of Mental Health defines as 'an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations'; William James called 'a horrible dread at the pit of my stomach'; and Anaïs Nin called 'love's greatest killer.'" Maran's anxiety was crippling enough that it was harming her relationship (once, when her wife couldn't reach her, she assumed her wife was dead), so she sought many different kinds of treatment including, talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, drugs, and several combinations of the three. But what she found most effective was a class offered by her HMO called "Managing Your Anxiety." More »
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Yesterday on CNN.com, Anna Jane Grossman tackles the very heart and soul of personal blogs. Grossman says some may question why people share their deepest thoughts and feelings with strangers online, but the better question is: Why not? Grossman writes, "Overeating, alcoholism, depression — name the problem and you'll find someone's personal blog on the subject." Grossman spoke to Stacey Kim, whose husband died of pancreatic cancer. "Kim curled up next to her husband and held him as he succumbed to a long battle with pancreatic cancer," Grossman explains. "The next morning, she went online to post about the experience." Stacey's emotional blogging helped her cope. "Right after he died, people kept asking if I was in therapy," she says."I'd say, 'No, but I have a blog.'" More »
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In Treatment, which premieres tonight at 9:30, and will air a new episode every night for the next five weeks. The show follows silver fox Gabriel Byrne, who plays a psychiatrist named Paul Weston. Shows airing Monday through Thursday take place exclusively in Paul's office, and follow his treatment of a specific character (for instance, every episode that airs on Mondays concerns sessions with Laura, an anesthesiologist who is experiencing a relationship crisis; Tuesday shows focus on Alex, a blustery Navy pilot played by the delicious Blair Underwood; Friday episodes show Byrne with his therapist, played by Dianne Wiest). Critics are divided about the show — the New York Times calls Treatment "hypnotic," while the San Francisco Chronicle finds Treatment "profoundly boring." The rest of the critics analyze the Treatment, after the jump. More »
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Do women's body-image issues tend to rub off on their daughters? We hope not, because Victoria and David Beckham — parents to three boys — are reportedly on special diets to help them conceive a baby girl. [Babble] More »
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