Identical twins in Indiana gave birth eight hours apart in the same hospital last week. This sounds contrived, or like a National Inquirer newsfeed, but actually speaks more to the nature of twinning and to the biological contributions to behavior. As a trained psychoanalyst, I can speak to the contributions of development to behavior and...
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The FDA is being solicited to lower the age of diagnosis of ADHD by the American Pediatric Association from 6 to 4. They argue this would destigmatize the disorder and allow for early intervention. Since non pharmacological intervention requires no approval, it simply lowers the age it’s acceptable to start on stimulant based medications. To...
Family events can be fairly neutral to uplifting to overtly destructive. My nephew’s wedding in Albuquerque last weekend was simply magical and, for me, deeply healing. 2010 had seen the deaths of both my parents and the risk of splintering what had been a strong nuclear family. This was the first family event since their...
We leave in the morning for New Mexico to attend the wedding of my nephew, my brother’s oldest son. I’ve never been much for the ceremony of a wedding. It always seemed stiff and stilted and I anxiously awaited the reception, where the fun stuff was. This time seems different. Both my parents died last...
Like so many, I am compelled to follow the latest celebrity family tragedy on T.V., the Conrad Murray, M.D., trial. The Jackson family seemed so close. At the funeral they crowded the stage, competing for the chance to express their love and even sing their grief to a willing throng. But on the night he...
Several people have contacted me about the meaning of birth order and specifically, what it means if you, or others you know do not follow the statistical expectations. Many factors play into adult personality, including birth order, innate constitution, extraneous family factors concerning your family, personal experiences, gender and free will. Bright people have more...
Is birth order destiny? In some ways yes. Unless you take the time and energy to understand it’s impact, birth order, and your experiences in your family, will determine your adult character traits and the way you relate to others. Fitst borne and only children are more independent and self confident. Almost all our Presidents...
A new Time Magazine article explores the age old issues of favoritism within families and concludes it is universal and inevitable. A large-scale study showed 70% of parents showed a preference for one child. We all want to be fair and equal. How can this be true? Birth order, gender, physical or psychological traits and...
Tostoy said ” all happy families resemble one another. Unhappy families an all unhappy in there own way.” a deep truth. But what makes a happy/healthy family? Only 12% of families in America now have the traditional structure of a working father and a stay at home mom. The rest are set up differently. The...
Viibryd is a new SSRI released with a claim of faster onset and fewer sexual side effects than others in this class. Sexual side effects are the bain of antidepressants and cause problems for the patient and ripple effects for their relationships and family stability. The hope for many years has been for a drug...