Nobody wants to feel ignored, and it often makes people feel like a victim. They don't realize their own habits and subconscious behaviors might be part of the reason why.

During 40 years of being a child and adult psychiatrist, and 20 years as a forensic child psychiatrist, I discovered one of the unsavory ways automatic living plays out. This occurs in parental ...

In one particular form of family violence, a parent tries to damage a child's relationship with the other parent. The outcome of these behaviors is called parental alienation, and it can result in a ...