Psychology and Self Help Books

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot, interviews Dr. Lawrence H. Diller, M.D., author of The Last Normal Child: Essays on the Intersection of Kids, Culture, and Psychiatric Drugs published by Praeger Publishers.

Dr. Lawrence H. Diller M.D. is a behavioral/developmental pediatrician in Walnut Creek, CA and on the clinical faculty of the University of California, San Francisco. 

Dr. Diller is the author of many professional articles and the books,  Should I Medicate My Child? Sane Solutions for Troubled Kids with and without Psychiatric Drugs and Running on Ritalian: A Physician Reflects on Children , Society and Performance in a Pill.

He has offered testimony to a House Congressional Subcommittee and was an expert witness to the President's Council on Bioethics.  Dr. Diller has appeared on every major talk show several times and is called reguarly to speak on TV and radio whenever children's psychiatric medication is in the news. Visit his website.

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, author of Listening To Depression: How Understanding Your Pain Can Heal Your Life
interviews Dr. Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D. about his book, CrazyBuzy, Overstetched, Overbooked and About To Snap!

Visit Dr. Honos-Webb's website and blog.

Are you looking for practical, how-to solutions to life as personal challenges? Bestselling author, Dr. Ned Hallowell offers groundbreaking advice on how to learn the art of forgiveness, how to raise happy children, how to manage worry, and many other important health issues.

A graduate of Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine, Dr. Hallowell is a child and adult psychiatrist and the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, MA. He was a member of the faculty of the Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 2004.

Dr. Hallowell is considered to be one of the foremost experts on the topic of ADD. He is the co-author, with Dr. John Ratey, of the national bestsellers about ADD, Driven to Distraction, and Answers to Distraction. In January of 2005, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey released their much-awaited new book on ADD, Delivered from Distraction.

Dr. Hallowell is a frequent speaker on health issues, and has been frequently featured in the national media, including "60 Minutes", "The Jane Pauley Show", PBS, NPR, "20/20", "The Today Show", "Dateline", "Oprah", "Good Morning America", US News and World Report, Newsweek, USA Weekend and the Harvard Business Review.

Dr. Hallowell lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sue, a social worker, and their three children. Visit his website.

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, author of The Gift of ADHD: How To Transform Your Child's Problems Into Strengths

Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Walnut Creek, CA.  Her work has been featured in Newsweek, The Wall Stree Journal and Publisher's Weekly as well as newspapers across the country.  She specializes in the treatment of ADHD and depression and the psychology of pregnancy and motherhood.

Visit the Psychjourney Audio Book Club website.