September/October 2019: Rethinking Addictions: What Are We Learning?

This issue explores the topics of addiction and addiction treatment, with a piece that confronts our society’s complicated relationship with marijuana, its effects on developing brains, and its therapeutic usefulness. The issue also offers perspectives on the harm-reduction approach to addiction treatment. Other pieces focus on the impact of early traumatic childhood experiences on adult mental health, how to handle microaggressions in therapy, and what one therapist learned from her work with a client with borderline personality disorder.

When to Speak Up: Handling Microaggressions in Therapy - Anastasia Kim
High Times in Therapy: Are We Ready to Talk Pot? - Lauren Dockett
Fighting the Epidemic: An Interview with the Author of Dopesick - Rich Simon
The Challenge of Harm Reduction: Changing Attitudes Toward Addiction Treatment - Andrew Tatarsky
Resurrecting Therapy: Putting Big Pharma on the Couch - Eric Kuelker
The Problem with the Borderline Diagnosis: Getting Beyond the Label - Courtney Armstrong
Immigration and Trauma: How Can Therapists Help? - Ryan Howes