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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Mar 18
6 min

Generic Medications - How Effective? Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness

This new series will discuss some public ideas about mental health and mental illness that may not be firmly grounded in fact or...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Dec 6, 2022
6 min

Character Sketches: Values, Utopia, and a Man Undeterred

We have been discussing in this series the link between values and self-esteem: how defining the former can inform conscious choices...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Aug 27, 2022
4 min

Character Sketches: Maintaining Self-Esteem During Bad Times

Joshua Waitzkin, the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer,[1],[2] describes in his own book, The Art of Learning: An...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jul 28, 2022
3 min

Character Sketches: Is Self-Esteem Valuable?

We can create good self-esteem through identifying personal values we choose from society, then ensuring that our behavior supports...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jul 1, 2022
2 min

Character Sketches: Which Values are Valuable?

Self-esteem can be built by behavior consistent with personal values. Previous posts[1] have shown that this process works essentially...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

May 20, 2022
6 min

Character Sketches: Creating & Maintaining Self-Esteem

“…everyone else would have done it.” Mallory Holtman, Central Washington University On April 26, 2008, senior Mallory Holtman played in...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Apr 28, 2022
6 min

Character Sketches: Behavior Measures Character

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” – Anonymous, often misattributed to Edmund Burke[1] The...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Mar 29, 2022
3 min

Character Sketches: Living Our Values, Building Self-Esteem

Character is a vibrant word, referring to mental and moral qualities, a distinctive nature, strength, originality, and reputation. It can...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jan 22, 2022
3 min

The Survival Pledge: Creating a Web of Peace and Freedom

“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.” —Lyndon B. Johnson[1] This post bookends our discussion...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jan 8, 2022
5 min

The Survival Pledge 8: Mastering the Art of Not Knowing

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Nov 20, 2021
4 min

The Survival Pledge 7: Faith, Hope and Charity

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Oct 23, 2021
7 min

The Survival Pledge 6: "Rights" and Wrongs

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Oct 9, 2021
7 min

The Survival Pledge 5: Mea Culpa

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Sep 25, 2021
5 min

The Survival Pledge 4: Live and "Help" Live

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Aug 27, 2021
10 min

The Survival Pledge 3: The Golden Rule

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Aug 14, 2021
11 min

The Survival Pledge 2, Part 3: Conversion ≠ Coexistence

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jul 31, 2021
6 min

The Survival Pledge 2, Part 2: Meaning and Values

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jul 19, 2021
7 min

The Survival Pledge 2, Part 1: The Evolution of Meaning

(The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jun 18, 2021
6 min

The Survival Pledge 1: Acceptance of Mortality

The Survival Pledge is an eight-point plan to refocus each of us on taking responsibility for our own thoughts and behaviors in ways that...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

May 27, 2021
2 min

The Survival Pledge: Peace Through Responsibility

George C. Marshall, of the Marshall Plan, once observed, “If man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most revolutionary...

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Psychiatrist and Author of Rational Psychopharmacology, Rollercoaster

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