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What would a psychologist say? There’s an easy way to find out: just ask! Get feedback directly from a Clinical Psychologist on issues ranging from relationships to depression and anxiety, trauma, and a whole bunch more. Please note that replies are provided for informational and educational purposes only.

Can a Father Ruin the Relationship Between a Mother and Daughter?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: Can a Father/husband ruin a relationship between mother and daughter depending on how he handles issues that arise in the household? A: Anyone involved in a relationship can ruin that relationship! Fathers/Husbands have a relationship with their wife and daughter — sometimes good, sometimes bad. Fathers often create problems with the mother and daughter [...]

Reactive Attachment Disorder vs Borderline PD in an Adult

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: As my therapist and I have discussed my husband’s behavior because of its effect on me, she has hazarded a guess that he is dealing with reactive attachment disorder. The things I’ve noticed about him seem to indicate he’s got borderline PD tendencies. (He himself agrees to this.) I did some searching to find [...]

Child with Developmental Delay in Language

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I have a son, only one, who is not speaking up to now. His age is nearly four. I’m worried that he’ll be autistic. His behavior is absolutely normal. I tested his hearing, normal. But he can say only a little, such as aaapaaa, aaamaaa. One important thing is he doesn’t know his name. [...]

Is Generic Celexa as Good as the ‘Real Thing’?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I have Social Anxiety Disorder and sometimes depression. I do have suicidal thinking sometimes but I will not act on it ever. I have a question about the effectiveness and safety of citalopram 20mg from Dr (name withheld) in India. I work for Wal-Mart and use one of its pharmacies to fill my prescription. [...]

How Can a Group of Friends Help an Irresponsible Member?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I have a wonderful group of friends that have been friends for a long time now. We range in ages from 18-26. With the new year we’ve all pretty much decided that it is time to grow up, get careers, settle down in life. This particular group is male dominant, myself being the only [...]

I Find Myself Doing Childish, Irresponsible Things

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q; I often finding myself doing childish irresponsible things. Should I be worried? For example, last night I tried to fix the sink in my parents’ house using toilet paper to absorb water that did not go down the drain and taping pencils together and sticking them down the drain, to poke around and pouring [...]

How Can My Ex Move On So Quickly?

By Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD

Q: I have recently come out of a year long relationship, where the split was amicable and mostly down to work circumstances altering dramatically. We met on a job and were able to spend 24/7 together, and then when this changed it was too big a transition to maintain. In addition to this, I felt [...]

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