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Mental Competency still a murky concept

William James College's Dr. Jason Osher was featured in an article in Fortune Magazine. He discussed the difficulty in defining competency and how Mental Competency tests in the C-suite are common. The article focuses on Sumner Redstone, the 92 year-old executive chairman of Viacom. Osher highlights...

Threads of racial bias may be entangled in computer models for child protection

The Boston Globe, Letter to the Editor

Understanding and Interpreting Your Child's Behavior

Young children are not always very good at telling us how they feel, but they often communicate very effectively through their behavior. Unfortunately,

Using The Arts To Enhance Your Life

All of us look for ways of staying well in mind and body, and the arts can be a wonderful means of connecting our body with our mind. Art forms such as

Reflections on National Coming Out Day

Happy National Coming Out Day!! National Coming Out Day is celebrated annually on October 11 to remember the 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian

Bullying

Bullying is aggressive behavior that is usually repeated, involves a power imbalance, and occurs with a goal to cause harm.

Successful Aging

Getting older has its challenges. The iconic bumper sticker “Old age is not for sissies” had it right. It’s not. The good news is that older adults are

When there is an Illness in the Family

The diagnosis of a chronic or life threatening illness in a family can pose significant challenges for the patient and for the entire family. Initially

Do What You Love, Love What You Do

As the quote from Confucius implies, finding an occupation that one loves has been linked to occupational satisfaction. But how does one find such an occupation

Managing Anxiety

Anxiety is a common experience. Mild amounts are adaptive in that anxiety is the body’s way of alerting us to possible environmental danger. Anxiety can motivate positive action such as preparing for a presentation or even avoiding spiders. It only becomes problematic when experienced in excess, such...

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