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Too Much Fat Can Weigh on the Mind
Chronic inflammation associated with a high BMI appears to be a risk factor not only for heart disease, cardiovascular disease, and other disorders, but also for impairments in cognitive functioning. Tags: health, mind-body, mindful awareness, news and research (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - November 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: health mind-body mindful awareness news and research Source Type: news

Misconceptions About Leadership
While we know a lot about what leadership isn't, there's not much consensus about what good leadership is all about. I believe character makes the difference between principled, positive leadership, and misguided influence. Tags: character disturbance, politics, responsibility, society (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - October 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance politics responsibility society Source Type: news

Lessons I Learned From a Visit to the Holy Land
A recent trip to Israel left deep impressions on me about genuine happiness and peace and about the walls we build -- our self-imposed barriers to cooperation. Tags: politics, relationships, religion (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - October 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: politics relationships religion Source Type: news

Effective Therapist Qualities and CBT
It's not all about treatment methods such as cognitive-behavioral therapy: the qualities of therapists themselves strongly influence outcomes in work with individuals who have significant disturbances of personality or character. Tags: CBT, in practice, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - October 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: CBT in practice therapy Source Type: news

Learning Failures and Arrested Character Development
When people hurt others, it may be tempting to chalk the behavior up to the scars of some past traumatic events in their own lives. But this is far from always the case. Tags: book, character disturbance, in practice, relationships, responsibility (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - September 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: book character disturbance in practice relationships responsibility Source Type: news

We Cannot Not Communicate — Unless We ’ re Texting!
It might be true that we cannot not communicate, but when it comes to email and texting, what we're communicating might not be what we intend -- even when the recipient is a friend who knows us well. Tags: communication, news and research, relationships, writing (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - September 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: communication news and research relationships writing Source Type: news

Are Psychopaths Really Fearless Predators?
Recent research suggests that psychopaths can indeed experience fear. What they appear to have more of a problem with, however, is adequately sensing danger and responding appropriately to dangerous situations. Tags: news and research, personality disorders (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - September 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: news and research personality disorders Source Type: news

Is this the Age of Narcissism?
Are we in a vicious cycle in which narcissism and other character impairments become more common, then more acceptable, and then ultimately enabled and rewarded? How much will attitudes of entitlement cost us? Tags: character disturbance, personality disorders, politics, society (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - August 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance personality disorders politics society Source Type: news

Does Everyone Need Therapy?
Has anyone ever told you that you needed to get some therapy? Maybe you've encountered a few people yourself who it seemed could really benefit from a visit or two to a mental health professional. So, is everyone in some way in need of treatment? Would we all do well to see a therapist? Tags: character disturbance, personality disorders, therapy (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - August 15, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance personality disorders therapy Source Type: news

The Case for Reverence Has Little to Do With Religion
What is reverence? What does it mean to truly revere something? Is it really in our best interest to be reverent? And if so, when? Tags: character disturbance, in practice, relationships, religion (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - August 8, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance in practice relationships religion Source Type: news

Some Tips for Healthy Aging
Advances in medicine, lifestyle, and especially in technology have us living longer. And the big question facing most of us is not so much how long we will live but rather how well we will live as we get older. Tags: aging, diet and weight loss, health, relationships, relaxation, sleep (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: aging diet and weight loss health relationships relaxation sleep Source Type: news

Revenge: Is It Bitter, Sweet, or Bittersweet?
There is some truth to the old saying that revenge is sweet. But research shows it is also bitter, and no amount of revenge can ever take away the reality of whatever originally happened. Tags: relationships, responsibility (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - July 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: relationships responsibility Source Type: news

Things Getting Under Your Skin? It Could Be Depression
We all have things that get under our skin. But when things irritate us uncharacteristically and for little apparent reason, it just could be that we're actually struggling with depression. Tags: depression (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - July 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: depression Source Type: news

What Do Your Favorite Pastimes Say About Your Personality?
Whether it's reading, listening, watching, creating, walking, gaming or something else entirely, stopping to ponder and reflect on our pastimes can teach us much about our own personalities. Tags: mindful awareness, motivation (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - July 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: mindful awareness motivation Source Type: news

Rethinking Personality Disorders
It's hard to consider someone's style of relating a "disorder" if plenty of people behave in a similar fashion and if, on top of that, the style "works" for them in many ways. Tags: character disturbance, in practice, personality disorders, relationships (Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features)
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - June 27, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr George Simon, PhD Tags: character disturbance in practice personality disorders relationships Source Type: news