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Marriage Problems are NOT Communication Problems (2)
Sam R Hamburg

Transforming an Unhappy Marriage: Strategies for Managing Depression and Anxiety

Introduction Marriage is often portrayed as a source of joy and fulfillment, but the reality is that many couples face challenges that can lead to feelings of depression and anxiety. As a clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety disorders, including panic attack disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),

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Marriage Problems are NOT Communication Problems
Sam R Hamburg

Marriage Problems are NOT Communication Problems

Communication has become so identified with marriage and its problems that many couples come into my office and say, “We have a communication problem,” instead of just saying, “We have a marital problem.”  They have learned this from marital therapists. It so happens that the pioneers of modern marital therapy

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Why You CAN Marry The Right Person
Sam R Hamburg

Why You Can Marry The Right Person

In his authoritatively titled op-ed, “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person,” the novelist, Alain de Botton, whips a mélange of personal impressions, empirically unfounded but presented as facts, and assorted well-worn items of psychobabble to serve up a conclusion that is false. I am a scientifically-minded psychologist who has

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