by DrRobyn on December 13, 2011
Not feeling too cheerful this holiday season? We all know that some people aren’t feeling particularly cheerful this holiday season. Perhaps you are in that same boat. Recession. Poor health. Bad breaks. Family frustrations. Maybe it isn’t even you—but you are constantly surrounded by doom and gloom such that you feel that you have to [...]
by DrRobyn on February 9, 2009
Dr. Robyn Silverman Dear Dr. Robyn, I’m worried that my daughter is depressed. She always loved to go to her classes and right now she doesn’t want to do much of anything. I’ve had her teachers talk to her and she just seems lethargic. She’s always been one to talk about commitment and other “Powerful [...]
by DrRobyn on July 23, 2008
Girls Feel Anxiety about Pressure to Fast-Track Their Development Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman Between the magazine articles telling girls to lose weight, glossies telling her that she’ll never measure up , young celebrities withering away along with their clothes, models getting thinner and thinner, and the massive pressures in school and among friends to look [...]