Dr. Dan Gottlieb

Low-grade depression colors life gray for millions of Americans

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Being "kind of" depressed is not a disorder that you'll find in the DSM 5 - but millions of Americans suffer from low-grade depression.

In-laws create tensions, being the in-laws is tense

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:07:56 GMT

Couples fighting over in-laws sounds so cliche, doesn't it? But the thing is, it happens, and it happens all the time.

Happy National Psychotherapy Awareness Day!

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Pretty much every day or week of the year is dedicated to bringing awareness to an illness or cause. And last week, therapists got their special day: National Psychotherapy Awareness Day!

Why deadline extensions always seem to lead to more deadline pressure

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:00:00 GMT

"If only, if only I had one more week to get this done," so we often say to ourselves in utter despair when working under a crushing deadline.

But — do we really do better when we extend our deadline, and have more time?

Anxiety before operations increases chances of developing pain afterwards, research finds

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 09:00:00 GMT

We tend to think that how much pain we're in after a surgery relates to how well our surgeon did with an operation - but new research finds that pain is magnified by patients' anxiety and depression. The study by French researchers was published in the Journal of Pain.

Breaking the toxic impact of loneliness

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:00:00 GMT

A growing body of research finds that loneliness has a negative impact on people's health and well being.

Studies of elderly people and social isolation found that those without meaningful social connections were twice as likely to die prematurely as their peers.

Tracing our roots, searching for connection

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Tracing family roots has become a wildly popular hobby, with sites such as Ancestry.com connecting people to relatives from generations back.

Dealing with life when our days are numbered

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:30:00 GMT

Psychologist Dan Gottlieb was recently told that he has about seven years to live. What do you do with a number like that?

People perceived as not attractive are bullied at work - according to new study

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Looks play a big role in high school; good looking kids tend to be popular, while unattractive or overweight kids experience teasing and cruelty.

A new study finds that physical beauty and the lack thereof also inform people's experience in the work place.

Breaking the silence that surrounds so many funerals

mscott@whyy.org (Maiken Scott and Dr. Dan Gottlieb) — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Suicides and deaths from drug overdoses claim the lives of about 80,000 Americans each year. But typically, suicide or drugs are not mentioned as the cause of death in obituaries or during memorial services.