“Can you Teach Empathy?” by Dr. Carly Orenstein

Can you teach empathy? I get this question a lot from friends, parents, and parents of patients. The answer is not that simple. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Some kids just seem to be born more empathetic than others. These kids are the ones who cry because someone […]

“13 Reasons Why, we should be aware of what our children are watching,” by Dr. Stuart Leeds

If you are a parent of a 6th grader or older teen in Middle or High school, then you should probably know about the Netflix TV series, “13 Reasons Why.”  If you are a parent and don’t know about this Netflix show, this will be an eye-opener!  “13 Reasons Why” premiered on March 31, 2017 and […]

New Research Highlights Relationship Between Depression and Dementia

Dementia is not a disease. It is a set of symptoms that might include varying degrees of memory loss, language difficulty, poor judgment, inability to concentrate, and impaired visual perception. Generally dementia is said to be present if two or more of these symptoms are present and severe enough to impair performance of everyday activities. […]