Stories by Michael Bader
If the public wants to get to the bottom of Edwards' affair we have to drop the moral platitudes and look at what led him to it.
Posted on Aug 12, 2008
A psychotherapist explains what might go on in the deeper recesses of the minds of men like Eliot Spitzer.
Posted on Mar 14, 2008
Obama has reintroduced hope, possibility, meaning, and community back into public life. No wonder he inspires hero worship.
Posted on Mar 6, 2008
In response to Robert Jensen's controversial book,
Getting Off, two clinical psychologists debate the intersection of violence and sexual fantasy.
Posted on Nov 7, 2007
Even the Supreme Court recognizes that sexual fantasies -- even about children -- are not necessarily rehearsals for harmful actions.
Posted on Apr 25, 2002
Why does sexual abuse elicit more rage than any other kind of child abuse, even though emotional neglect or social hardships can damage a child more than inappropriate sex?
Posted on Mar 14, 2002
While widely reported, the phenomenon of "terror sex" is poorly understood and often ridiculed. Psychologist Michael Bader uses fascinating examples from his practice to show that sex is a normal, even healthy, reaction to trauma.
Posted on Nov 9, 2001
