My Articles

“…the so-called chemical imbalance theories of the 1960s and 1970s put forth the idea that low levels of these brain chemicals [i.e., serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine] cause depression, and that high levels cause mania (as in bipolar disorder), but to my knowledge, no one has suggested that adjusting these chemical systems with drugs to mid-range values treats nearly every type of mental illness. If this is indeed true, it would greatly simplify and improve psychiatric drug treatment of mental illness. ” ---excerpt from a book summary I wrote for Malenursemagazine.com, summer 2007

“A Neurotransmitter System Theory of Sexual Orientation.” ---title of peer reviewed letter to the editor I wrote for The Journal of Sexual Medicine, in press

“The book describes a condition that I call “expanded dysthymia”, which is an expansion of the usual definition of mild, chronic depression and may describe a large fraction of the population, many of whom are not conventionally mentally ill. It is probably caused by non-mid-range Big Three strengths. Such people may be discontent with their lives and many continuously alter their lifestyle to find contentedness, which they never quite achieve. I think this describes many high achievers. Correcting the condition with The Adjustment may be analogous to correcting poor vision with eyeglasses. ” ---excerpt from a book summary I wrote for the Journal of Loss and Trauma, in press