Mental health

Psychotherapy outcomes for suicidality based on modality type

Individual, group, family therapy

Jul 4 •

David G. Markham

What do you do when afraid of retribution for telling the truth?

Donald Trump has threatened and engaged in retribution towards people he deems disloyal to him.

Feb 16 •

David G. Markham

Growing older gracefully - The benefits of growing older

Articles about growing older gracefully appear every Thursday on davidgmarkham.substack.com and sometimes more often.

Jan 26 •

David G. Markham

Spiritual intelligence - Skill #2 - Awareness of life purpose

Articles on spiritual intelligence usually appear on davidgmarkham.substack.com on Tuesdays and sometimes other days of the week..

Jan 26 •

David G. Markham

Open letter to mental health professional colleagues as they witness the pain of their clients.

A colleague wrote in part : “This has been an ugly week of multiple clients upset with the executive orders.

Jan 26 •

David G. Markham

New York Leads the way protecting students from smartphone distractions in schools.

In my long career for 56 years now as a Psychiatric Social Worker I have been continuously involved in prevention activities to prevent substance abuse…

Jan 26 •

David G. Markham

Here I am. Where does it hurt? What do you need?

I talked to my daughter, Kelly, who lives in Pasadena and was able to return to her house on Friday, 01/10/25, with her dog, Nick.

Jan 13 •

David G. Markham

Coming to terms with our mortality

Sometime in our 40s and 50s we begin to realize that we are mortal and going to die.

Jan 10 •

David G. Markham

To what extent are your values in line with the society you participate in?

Increasingly, I am skeptical about political labels of Rep and Dem, liberal, conservative, etc.

Jan 8 •

David G. Markham

Is age biological, psychological, social or all three?

Today we are beginning a series of articles on Growing Older Gracefully which appear usually on Thursdays and perhaps other days of the week, but…

Jan 3 •

David G. Markham

New Year's resolutions - make the practice work.

Periodically, as humans in the twenty first century, it is a good practice to “take stock” and reflect on where we are at, where we’ve come from, and…

Jan 2 •

David G. Markham

Social Workers advocate for social justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.

A person wrote in a post on a listserv I participate on for mental health professionals:

Dec 30, 2024 •

David G. Markham

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