Psych. Dept.
But it tastes bad…
Columnist Elaine Luti wants to know why drug companies balk at making more kid-friendly medicines.
A book by its cover
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 [...]
Peace through Taiko
I recently heard a performance of Japanese "Taiko" drumming that had a very strange and unexpected effect on me. While most people who don't know [...]
Antidepressant temperance
A patient is having great difficulty in finishing university. She is deeply depressed, can't get out of bed, is failing her courses and is likely [...]
Learning from bread
Making good bread demands painstaking attention, and some of its principles apply to the concept of growth itself.
Condominium blues
In Rome, every building has its own patron saint of troublemaking, and he's always right.
Annoying at any age
Some parents unfairly bash their kids for misbehaving in endless airport lines. But who wouldn’t be bored, if not exasperated?
The mind and the matter
Making holiday cookies and decorations, very much manual labor, can have significance deeper than the simple joy of their making.
Home economics
Despite feminism and greater movement toward gender equality, a mother's role still lacks vital social (and financial) prestige.
Vantage point
Too many stories that play a critical role in therapy are based entirely on adult perspectives.
Playtime lessons
Playtime is vital to a child, since those deprived of it are likely to rush into adulthood thinking of relaxation as a bad thing.
“Psych Dept.” Author
Elaine Luti
Psychotherapist and writer Elaine Luti has been in private practice in Rome for well over 30 years.