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Why Couples’ Therapy Fails

A psychologist recently wrote asking for a referral for a troubled couple who seemed to be failing in therapy. My colleague, Jill Levitt, PhD and I both sent him some information about referrals in our group, but also pointed out some of the pitfalls in working with...

Hiking with David’s Training Group

Dear colleague, I have posted something on my general public blog that might also be of interest to you. As you probably know, along with several colleagues, I lead a free weekly training group at Stanford each week from Stanford students, including  psychiatric...

What Causes Habits and Addictions?

Copyright © 2014 by David D. Burns, MDWhy do we overeat? Why do we use drugs or drink too much?Many experts believe that people overeat because of emotional problems, such as depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, boredom, loneliness, irritability, or stress. According...