Once you’ve taken account of the quality of sibling relationships, knowing about the quality of parenting doesn’t add much information. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
It seems older people maximize their well-being more – they start to realize that life is short. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
A troubled marriage can be as hazardous to physical health as cigarette smoking. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
When it comes to health care policy, we keep failing to take seriously the value of human relationships. The cost of this oversight is staggering. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
The fact remains that many of the most creative and innovative hypotheses that are eventually verified by empirical research are born in the consulting room out of practitioners’ work with individual patients. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
Far from the stereotype that psychodynamic treatments are appropriate only for the ‘worried well,’ a growing body of evidence points to their efficacy in dealing with the most pressing mental health problems of our time. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
More than half of the complaints that patients bring to their doctors are emotional in origin. Most often, they include troubled or absent connections with loved ones. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
An essential question regarding treatment is whether psychodynamic therapy is effective for specific disorders. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
Insurance companies, government agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry all push for mental health care that is brief, intermittent, and focused on quick fixes, despite the fact that many people struggle with emotional difficulties that can only be addressed over time using special psychodynamic skills. Robert J. Waldinger Read Quote
