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Current Reading: Ten Things Your Therapist Won't Tell You
“Not every therapist is well trained in every disorder,” says Richard Dana, a psychologist in Newton, Mass. “Someone who is referred with obsessive-compulsive disorder may find that his therapist was not really trained in that area.” According to Herbert Klein, editor and publisher of Psychotherapy Finances, many therapists lost substantial income during the 1990s, when businesses shifted to managed-care insurance. As a result, some practitioners don’t feel they can afford to turn away patients. more »
Pew Researches End-of-Life Decisions
"Daughters are more likely than sons to have had these conversations with their parents: 65% of women vs. 48% of men say they have talked to their parents about how to handle their medical care if they become incapacitated." more »
Filtering, Surveilling and Blocking Internet Content
Filtering Political, Social and National Security: “The media environment of the Middle East and North Africa region is a battle-space where commercially-enhanced blocking, targeted surveillance, self-censorship, and intimidation compete with enhanced tools of censorship circumvention” more »
Three Myths About the Ethics of Health Care Reform
The current state of health care is unethical. It is neither just nor fair. There is no morally defensible reason why some Americans get excellent medical care at costs they can afford and other Americans lose their homes or go into bankruptcy attempting to secure treatment for a seriously ill loved one. more »
