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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Jun 8, 2023
4 min

Violence and the Mentally Ill: Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness

Are people with mental illnesses more violent than those without them? Many state legislatures have recently acted on the idea that they...

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H. Paul Putman III, MD

Dec 5, 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 26, 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 27, 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

Jun 30, 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 19, 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

Jan 21, 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 7, 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 19, 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 22, 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 8, 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 24, 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 13, 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 30, 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 18, 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 17, 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 26, 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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