by Joshua D. Wyner | Sep 27, 2012 | Op-Ed, Psychology
Obama is a do-nothing president. Romney is a flip-flopper. Obama is a socialist. Romney is a fascist. Every four years we seem to ask “Is this the most negative campaign ever?” We can hardly remember a time that was more negative than this one, with...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Sep 5, 2012 | Op-Ed
Daniel Kahneman is a Princeton University psychologist and 2003 Nobel Prize recipient for his founding of Behavioral Economics. His practical application of Decision-Making Theory to naturalistic human behaviors, both volitional and automatic, has established the...
by Joshua D. Wyner | May 17, 2012 | ADHD, Psychology
ADHD is completely misunderstood, and not simply by the public. Just look at the name itself: “Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder.” Coined by “professionals,” the name lists two symptoms that aren’t even necessary in order to...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Feb 8, 2012 | ADHD, Psychology
I recently came across a blog entry by a well-meaning psychiatrist who wanted to stress how important it is to not diagnose nonconformity as a disorder (the original blog entry is linked below). Certainly I cannot argue with that point! However, the example she used...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jan 24, 2012 | ADHD, Psychology
Barkley describes more concisely than most how vital it is for us to move away from the current “pop psychology” description of ADHD. Indeed, the very name “ADD”, coined in the early 80s, has caused a profound level of professional confusion by...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jul 21, 2011 | ADHD, Psychology
The very name “Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder” is so ill-guided, it’s no wonder the general public and even mental health professionals completely misunderstand the disorder. The disorder is not about attention or hyperactivity, and as...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jul 8, 2011 | ADHD, Psychology
I would like to call your attention to a new support group available on Facebook, Focus with ADHD. While this group is not a replacement for therapy or medication, it is a place where anyone struggling with ADHD or interested in learning more about ADHD can come and...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jul 7, 2011 | Op-Ed, Psychology
A colleague of mine, Robin Mohilner, recently asked a support group she leads for people struggling with bipolar disorder their thoughts on having a therapist self-disclose and the prevalent myth in our field that “if people know your story and that you continue...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Jul 7, 2011 | Op-Ed, Psychology
Our profession is borderline. Over 50 years ago, in an effort to aid the U.S. Army in creating a census of psychiatric ailments, symptoms that often appeared together were identified, labelled, and written down. And so the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...
by Joshua D. Wyner | Mar 14, 2011 | ADHD
ADHD is horribly misunderstood, and it is our fault as therapists that this is true. For years, we have continued to call this disorder “Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder” despite all recent evidence pointing clearly to the idea that beneath it...
