Dr. Dan Gottlieb
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Online all the time bad for mental health, study finds
July 16, 2012
Online all the time is how many people live their lives these days - especially young people. Mental health experts are worried that the constant use of interactive technologies is detrimental to sleep, well-being and mental health. In their weekly conversation, WHYY's Behavioral Health report... More »
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Can absolute rest reduce concussion symptoms?
July 9, 2012
A new study finds that a week of absolute rest; no work, no exercise, no watching TV - kind-of rest - reduced symptoms in people who suffered concussions. More »
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Author makes case for introverts
July 2, 2012
Shy. Arrogant. Weird. Unfriendly. There's no shortage of ways in which introverts can be misunderstood in our society - but a best-selling book comes to their defense. In her new book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that can't Stop Talking" Susan Cain discusses why som... More »
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Domestic violence gets even trickier for immigrants
June 25, 2012
The re-authorization of the "Violence Against Women Act" has stalled in Washington. Offering protection to undocumented immigrants who are victims of domestic violence is one of the sticking points. The house version of the bill strips those protections away. More »
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Prescription drug-fueled 'laser focus' helps kids get good grades
June 25, 2012
A recent article in the New York Times by Alan Schwarz claims that prescription drug use to increase alertness and attention is common among American high school students. The article describes students using drugs like Ritalin and Adderall to boost their performance and ace tests. More »
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Therapists discuss the role of emotion in helping clients
June 18, 2012
How are therapists supposed to handle their clients' emotions? Does helping them mean keeping a distance, and calmly guiding them through what they are feeling? And how do therapists handle their own emotions as they watch a client struggle? More »
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Patients and patience: How doctors and their patients experience time differently
June 11, 2012
Time is a major issue when it comes to medical care. Waiting for appointments. Waiting for test results. Waiting on the phone, to speak to somebody in the doctor's office. How do healthcare providers think about their patients' time? In their weekly conversation, WHYY's Behavioral He... More »
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Can we change the experience of chronic pain without pain killers?
June 1, 2012
Scientists are studying the role of brain mechanisms in the experience of pain - and are finding new ways that could change how people experience chronic pain. In their weekly conversation, WHYY Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott and Dan Gottlieb discuss if the brain can be trained to feel pai... More »
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Living Memorial Day
May 28, 2012
On Memorial Day last year, psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb spoke with Melinda Kane about coping with the reality of a son going off to war. Kane's son Jeremy had died a year prior when a suicide bomber attacked members of the Marines' 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in the Helmand... More »
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Tracing our roots, searching for connection
May 21, 2012
Tracing family roots has become a wildly popular hobby, with sites such as Ancestry.com connecting people to relatives from generations back. More »
