by Dr Aletta | Sep 8, 2009 | Family Matters, Mental Health
On Saturday I was standing in line with my son at Office Depot with about three hundred other parents. We were there with kids of varying heights doing last minute school supply shopping (It never ends!). In the middle of the main aisle, right in front of the check... by Dr Aletta | May 3, 2009 | Mental Health
The response to my articles on maintaining a balanced emotional reaction to the swine flu news is gratifying. It's obvious to me people want reassurance, not the latest perceived reason to panic. This morning I read with appreciation Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal's... by Dr Aletta | Apr 30, 2009 | Life Candy, Mental Health
Last spring Stephen Colbert did a brilliant spoof on the pandemic of panic about swine flu, which the government wants us to henceforth call "the H1N1 virus formerly known as swine flu." Seriously, we don't want the pork industry to suffer...