Tamara McClintock Greenberg Psy.D.

A Story That's Different from Dallas Buyers Club

We dismiss that anyone can have bad luck in contracting one of many sexually transmitted diseases, which can transform lives.

We dismiss that anyone can have bad luck in contracting one of many sexually transmitted diseases, which can transform lives.

Facebook is Like High School

The true gateway to adulthood is being able to distinguish being admired from being loved. Facebook does not help us in this regard.

The true gateway to adulthood is being able to distinguish being admired from being loved. Facebook does not help us in this regard.

Live Longer, But Don't Expect Help Paying For It

Brushing our teeth, flossing, and managing periodontal (gum) disease is thought to increasingly protect us from the development of illness, lengthen our lifespans and reduce the burden of disease. It is worrisome that most of us can't afford visits to the dentist.

Brushing our teeth, flossing, and managing periodontal (gum) disease is thought to increasingly protect us from the development of illness, lengthen our lifespans and reduce the burden of disease. It is worrisome that most of us can't afford visits to the dentist.

Relationships and Health

Among both women and men, a sense that a spouse was not supportive or listening well was associated with increased inflammation, even when considering other factors that could also influence health.

Among both women and men, a sense that a spouse was not supportive or listening well was associated with increased inflammation, even when considering other factors that could also influence health.

What Is it Really Like to Be Old?

We live in a manic culture in which we are supposed to embrace the victory of a long life. It is as if the world says, “Be Happy! You might live to be 100!” Yet, living to 100 might encompass a private, as well as public misery. Living a long life is rarely a guarantee of a life without pain and disability.

We live in a manic culture in which we are supposed to embrace the victory of a long life. It is as if the world says, “Be Happy! You might live to be 100!” Yet, living to 100 might encompass a private, as well as public misery. Living a long life is rarely a guarantee of a life without pain and disability.

What do lives look like when we are not raising children? Those of us making the choice may be struggling to define a different, and better, way of life.

Who is the “Difficult Patient?”

The meek do not win in medicine, but there is an art to being a good patient.

The meek do not win in medicine, but there is an art to being a good patient.

Facebook Depression

Does social media lead us to a less genuine kind of empathy?

Does social media lead us to a less genuine kind of empathy?

Middle Age in Uncharted Territory

We are facing a time in which the numbers of people we need to worry about are increasing. The average life span has increased exponentially in our lifetime.

We are facing a time in which the numbers of people we need to worry about are increasing. The average life span has increased exponentially in our lifetime.

Do You Worry Too Much?

Everybody worries. Some of us worry too much. Although there is a lot of advice about how to combat worry, I recently came across a book that presents a novel approach to the management of anxiety.

Everybody worries. Some of us worry too much. Although there is a lot of advice about how to combat worry, I recently came across a book that presents a novel approach to the management of anxiety.