Social Issues

Grieving and national trauma: Thoughts from Clinicians and Therapists

I believe we are a society living with intense anxiety and fear of trauma. Clinicians, are you seeing and feeling what I am? Here are my initial thoughts as a clinical psychologist: I never went through Kubler Ross’s bargaining phase when my mother died. I didn’t try to tell myself...

Capitalism Delusion Disorder (CDD)

From my observations as a clinical and forensic psychologist and from my study of society as a concerned citizen, I've developed a new term: Capitalism Delusion Disorder (CDD). From your vantage point, what do you think? - Jay Slosar --- A psychosocial societal disorder attributed to extreme and out of...

Homelessness: Successful Interventions

What are your thoughts? How much is homelessness linked to mental health? What do you think the barriers are to addressing homelessness? - Jay Homelessness is rampant in the US with more than a half million people on the streets or in shelters. Most are individuals (70%) with people in...