Psych. Dept.

Human beings are rarely the neat sum of neat parts, something columnist Elaine Luti began to understand when she first learned to draw.

Advising people to slow down and smell the roses makes no sense when you've devised a social system that prevents that from happening, writes columnist Elaine Luti.

I recently asked a class of college students if they knew the mythological story of Oedipus. I wanted to hear them say “the guy who [...]

  Growing up in Boston of the 1950s, I remember my father often coming home with unusual foods. He got a kick out of trying [...]

No sooner had I ranted about the perils of standardized tests and how over-managed kids were losing time to play than in came an email [...]

When troubles come, Shakespeare wrote in "Hamlet," they come not as single spies but in battalions. Some human beings are so battered by bad experiences [...]

Not long ago it was midterm season at American colleges and I found myself under a pile of exams to correct. This brought to mind [...]

You don't stick with a doctor who shrugs at your condition. So be demanding when it comes to your mind, writes columnist Elaine Luti.

Columnist Elaine Luti wants to know why drug companies balk at making more kid-friendly medicines.

There were no kids my age where I grew up, just a big wood behind us and some elderly people on the street. I was [...]

I often have to refer a patient to another therapist. It’s hard enough to turn someone away because I know how hard it can be [...]