Archive for May 2012
Dr. Spitzer’s “Fixer Upper” Turns into a House of Tumbling Cards
In a letter to the very journal that published his poorly conceived 2001 survey, Robert Spitzer, M.D., deemed the father of modern psychiatry, last week apologized to “the gay community.” Calling his study “fatally flawed,” Spitzer apologized to “any gay person who wasted time and energy undergoing some form of reparative therapy because they believed…
Read MoreThe Minority Issue That Has Become Mainstream
On May 9, 2012, President Obama became the first President of the U.S. to announce his affirmation for gay marriage. Subsequently, he was featured on the cover of Newsweek as an angel with a rainbow halo. Really! Reasons for Obama’s Stand Did Obama actually “evolve?” Was he being political and…
Read MoreMi Psyche, Su Psyche
Call it karma or whatever you believe in, but I think it’s more than mere coincidence that Mother’s Day, May 13th is the same week as National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week.http://mentalhealthamerica.net. The two are closely intertwined. Domino Effect Mental health professionals have known for years that if a mother is depressed, her kids have…
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