Cathren Housley

Dear C and Dr. B: I don’t get it, but I am trying to understand. Right now, I am totally pissed off, but maybe you can make some sense out of this. My husband won’t let me drive his car. And to make matters worse, now his son won’t let his wife drive his car. In fact, my stepson’s […]

Dear C and Dr. B: We raised our family in RI, but my late husband and I moved to Florida when we retired. Our children stayed in RI to raise their own families. As a result, we rarely saw our grandchildren. My son brought them once or twice a year when they were young, but […]

Dear C and Dr. B: My 16 year old daughter, Samantha, is the sweetest, nicest, most heartfelt person I know. She literally weeps for others worse off than her. Unfortunately, she also cuts herself and restricts food to the point of hospitalization. I am at my wit’s end: no medications or therapy have helped her […]

Dear C and Dr. B.:  I saw a psychiatrist because my work performance was suffering. I had a lack of focus, poor concentration and my short term memory was shot. He prescribed Adderall. I’ve been on the medication for a year and my performance at work is a lot better.  I never questioned my diagnosis, but recently […]

Dear C and Dr. B: This past Christmas my extended family got together after many years apart. Whenever we had reunions in the past my daughter Laura always was unable to attend. This time she did, but I noticed she was looking very uncomfortable.  Later, when I asked her what was wrong, she broke down crying. […]