Contributed by Jay Lebow
Three Myths About Old Age
...And What We Can Learn from Our Older Peers About Aging SuccessfullyBy examining how older members of our society actually live and looking at what we can learn from people who age successfully, one study shifts the focus away... Read more
The Marriage Preservation Debate
Reexamining the Research on DivorceDuring the past decade or so, a movement of “marriage savers” comprised of therapists, marriage-education programs, and religious and secular... Read more
Mindfulness Goes Mainstream
Research Is Proving the Value of Awareness PracticesResearch is proving the value of awareness practices It’s hard to believe that just 20 years ago meditation was still widely considered something... Read more
Reassessing SSRIs
Separating Hype from Fact About AntidepressantsFor the last decade, there’s been a spectacularly successful advertising campaign to convince the public that the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors... Read more
Big Squeeze
No research? No reimbursementA tipping point has been reached in the impact that psychotherapy research results, no matter of interest only among a small circle of academic, are going to... Read more
A Look at the Evidence
Top 10 Research Findings of the Last 25 YearsWhatever the skeptics say, our research editor argues that the last quarter-century has produced an astonishing amount of meaningful research. Here's the list... Read more
Scoreboard for Couples Therapy
Which Are the Winners in the Latest Research?Research can tell us a great deal about what works and what doesn't both in couples' relationships and couples therapy. Read more
The Marriage-Preservation Debate
Reexamining the research on divorceLebow reexamines the research on divorce and its aftereffects in response to the growing perception in some circles of a "divorce culture" run amok. There are... Read more
The Verdict Is Clear
ESTs have an incontestable track record with anxietyTherapists know that the value of empirically supported therapies is a hotly debated subject these days. Critics repeatedly point out that, outside of therapy... Read more
Addictions Treatment: Myth vs Reality
Effective Interventions Often Don't Match StereotypesTwo recent landmark overviews of research separate myth from reality in the treatment of substance abuse. Read more
Jay Lebow
Jay Lebow, PhD, is a former contributing editor to the Psychotherapy Networker and clinical professor at Northwestern University. He’s also senior therapist and research consultant at the Family Institute at Northwestern University.