The Washington Post reported yesterday that the Virginia Tech shooter had an anxiety disorder as a child. I don’t want to say much more about that, and I don’t know enough about Seung Hui Cho to know whether this did or did not play a role in his actions in April. But such news can [...]
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Where’s the Family?
March 28, 2007
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I was just looking at the post counts on my categories and seeing few posts I have (only 2) family therapy category. I think that reflects the state of the field right now, as well as my own internal conceptual development which is not yet entirely integrated. Two things for sure: 1. Almost everything I’ve [...]
Read more“How bad has it gotten?”
January 9, 2007
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When I teach about clinical interviewing, I often recommend this phrase (or some variation) as an entry point to questions about suicidal ideation. This accomplishes a couple of things: 1. Frames the discussion about suicidal ideation as one that is exploring the person’s subjective experience and suffering, avoiding the impression of ticking through the required [...]
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