Psychology, Psychologists
Annals of Inquiry
Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents
A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?
Annals of Psychology
Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It
The concept of Impostor Syndrome has become ubiquitous. Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.
Second Read
The Novel That Found Its Melodrama in the Psychoanalyst’s Office
Judith Rossner’s “August,” from 1983, takes its title from the cruellest month—the one when many therapists go on vacation.
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Novelty Acts
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Patients, Patients
A Reporter at Large