Caring for a loved one with dementia can be physically and emotionally exhausting – and cause serious health issues like depression and anxiety.

In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss the findings.

Grieving for a close friend affects people more deeply than mental health professionals previously thought. A new study analyzed surveys of 9,500 Australians who had experienced the death of at least one close friend. Researchers found that people grieving a close friend suffered a significant decline in physical health, mental health, emotional stability and social life.

In their weekly conversation, Dan Gottlieb and Maiken Scott discuss the findings.

Psychologist Dan Gottlieb has been a therapist for fifty years – he saw his first client in May of 1969.

The recent college admissions bribery scandal is an extreme example of how far some parents will go to pave their kids’ career path, to ensure their future success. Psychologist Dan Gottlieb says it speaks to something else, something much more common: parental anxiety, and the desire to prevent kids from failing.

Illness can make people feel hopeless – which can in turn affect their prognosis.

Mental illness affects people at all economic and social levels, yet it is still the source of stigma, rejection and isolation. In this Voices in the Family special, Mental Illness From the Inside / Out, Dr. Dan Gottlieb speaks with people who live with mental illness and the families and care givers who support and care for them.

We’re two weeks into January, into 2019 – how are you doing, keeping up with your New Year’s resolutions?

Americans are deeply divided on so many issues these days; gun control, climate change, and immigration, just to name a few. But in his new book, Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska argues that it’s not politics that’s dividing Americans and making them angry and even violent toward each other, it’s loneliness.

The book is called “Them: Why We Hate Each Other–and How to Heal.” In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss his premise.

A lot of us will be spending time with our family around the holidays. Families are powerful environments – with so much capacity for love and support – but also disappointment and hurt. What to do when you’re dreading the drama and tensions that so often come with the holidays?

Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to live your life, it can feel intrusive and presumptuous.