Help your teen overcome depression
I’m a big fan of a series of videos recently produced by the Child Mind Institute. This one does a nice job of explaining teen depression, which affects one in seven young people. You can hear more about the condition during a conversation I recently had with...Talkin’ teen depression
As far as I’m concerned, one of the coolest and most helpful news organizations in the country — and probably even on the planet — is The Mash. It’s guided by experienced journalists working for the Tribune Co., and written mostly by...
A case study: Medical marijuana use and suicidality
I hope you’ll read this paper I co-authored with Dr. Abraham Nussbaum and Dr. Ingrid Binswanger in The American Journal of Psychiatry. We explain the case of a 29-year-old woman who presented with marijuana addiction, a history of depression and a history of...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.