When asked what the most rewarding experience he has had in working with a child with autism Dr. Robert Naseef responded as follows: “I take great joy in seeing parents fall in love with their child all over again. First, I try to help people look at their grief. It doesn’t help to pretend to be positive when underneath you may be lonely, afraid, or sad.I learned we don’t have to lie to ourselves. You can grieve. You can...

Recently, Scientific American dedicated their “60-Second Mind” post to the topic of cognitive processing speed in the elderly, supposing that they may respond more slowly to specific tasks not because their cognitive skills are slower but rather because they are more determined to get the task right on the first try. This is certainly not ground breaking research, but those interested might read the full Scientific American...

This presentation was given byDr. William Miller on March 6, 2009 at the Fourth Annual Health Disparities Conference presented by the Teachers College of Columbia University. Entitled ”Motivational Interviewing: Facilitating Change Across Boundaries”, it is a look into the past, present, and possible future directions of Motivational Interviewing and is a great primer for anyone new to the...

Jon Kabat-Zinn (né Kabat) (born June 5, 1944) is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Kabat-Zinn was a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn and a founding member of Cambridge Zen Center. His practice of yoga and studies with Buddhist teachers led him to integrate their...

From Happiness in this World: “I’ve never had a patient confess to having had a near-death experience (NDE), but recently I came across a fascinating book called The Spiritual Doorway in the Brain by Kevin Nelson, M.D. that reports as many as 18 million Americans may have had one. If true, the odds are not only that some of my patients have been among them, but also some of my friends. Which got me wondering: just what does...