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November 27, 2015

When Depression Kills

Samuel Hegel, the Marinette, Wisc., high school sophomore who held 23 students and a teacher at gunpoint, then released all of them before shooting himself, has died .Students say he was depressed. Dr. Ablow speculates on what may have led him to this point

November 27, 2015

Dr. Keith: Advice for William and Kate

A public life of the royal kind probably has the chance to hold William and Kate’s marriage together, rather than cause it to dissolve. Dr. Keith offers the young couple advice for a life of wedded bliss 

November 27, 2015

The Psychology of Gratitude

This is the season when people talk about feeling grateful. Dr. Keith discusses why it's worth thinking about how to bring that emotion into focus in our lives and tap its ability to heal us psychologically 

November 27, 2015

Life: Pinned Between a Rock and a Hard Place

When a man loves life enough to bear unthinkable pain and disfigure himself in order to live more of it, it can make us look at our own pain as survivable—and worth surviving. Dr. Keith discusses why it is worth seeing the movie '127 Hours,' which opens in theaters Friday

November 27, 2015

The Psychology of Money: The Miraculous Motivator

Is having too much money a good or bad thing? Dr. Keith explores the motivating factor behind being rich

November 27, 2015

The Psychology and Soul of the Electorate

Two years after voters gave Democrats the power in Washington, they may be poised to give it back to the Republicans. This may indicate a kind of bipolar nature of the electorate, but Dr. Keith discusses why he sees this as change of mind as progress 

November 27, 2015

The Psychology of Leaving Earth Behind Forever

The idea of astronauts volunteering for a one-way mission brings up many psychological questions - including why would a person voluntarily depart Earth, never to return again? Dr. Keith discusses why Americans would volunteer for such a mission in a heartbeat 

November 27, 2015

Rage Against Addiction

Lately, I've had success helping patients quit smoking, eat less, stop drinking alcohol and put down the drugs by changing their feelings toward addictions. I help them get angry and start fighting for real.

November 27, 2015

Facebook Fiends Teaching in New York City Schools

Dr. Keith discusses why it's a bad idea for teachers to 'friend' their students on Facebook

November 27, 2015

33 Lives Begin Again in Chile

One by one the 33 Chilean miners were hoisted from their underground lives, into the light of day, the sunglasses over their eyes an apt metaphor for two truths about these men – how much they may need protection from the glare of the spotlight and how little we know about them as individuals