I had been seeing him as an outpatient for about 8 months. He was a pleasant man, and I enjoyed our interactions. He suffered bipolar disorder, but was also substantially […]

Prologue: It may be helpful to provide some initial perspective on the essay I’ve titled, Phantom limbs and phantom loves: The Nature of Grief. Grief is one of the most […]

The word, neurotheology, was first used in 1962 by Aldous Huxley in his novel, Island. In his book, Huxley described a society that integrated Western science with Eastern philosophy to […]

The Japanese call it shinrin-yoku, which translates into English as forest bathing. It is a method of healing the mind and body by immersing one’s self in nature. The word […]

I first saw him nearly thirty years ago while I was in my psychiatry residency. He was in his twenties but had already had dozens of psychiatric hospitalizations. He exhibited […]