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I wonder if he is licensed? it sems pretty irresponsible in my opinion to drag out every skeleton in the closet for children of all ages to view and ponder. i would hope that anyone who was contemplating self injury or suicide or another form of self harm would not be encouraged by its apparent popularity from this website. in my opinion, with the state of affairs ad poor health habits of america being an important issue to us all, we need to encourage good health now more than ever. there is so much pessimism and encouragement to find escape mechanisms as it is and websites like this expose many people to ideas they might not otherwise have considered or even imagined. it should be restricted in my opinion. I wonder if he is licensed? it sems pretty irresponsible in my opinion to drag out every skeleton in the closet for children of all ages to view and ponder. i would hope that anyone who was contemplating self injury or suicide or another form of self harm would not be encouraged by its apparent popularity from this website. in my opinion, with the state of affairs ad poor health habits of america being an important issue to us all, we need to encourage good health now more than ever. there is so much pessimism and encouragement to find escape mechanisms as it is and websites like this expose many people to ideas they might not otherwise have considered or even imagined. it should be restricted in my opinion.

Answer · 2015-12-12T08:22Z

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Yes, Evan. He is a Licensed PsyD. That is all. He does not practice IN REAL LIFE. He never has. He has made millions on this very DANGEROUS site. I am (was on that site for years on and off) in complete agreement with you-- this site ought to be RESTRICTED. I hope I was able to answer your questions. Take care of you-- Deyzanne PhD

By Deyzanne Z. over a year old

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Should i trust the "ask a therapist" feature? when i asked them, they gave me an answer that really worried me. should i trust their therapists? Should i trust the "ask a therapist" feature? when i asked them, they gave me an answer that really worried me. should i trust their therapists?

Answer · 2019-01-30T05:57Z

Well, it's free advice. So I would take that into consideration about whether you should take it or leave it. For some people, I'm sure it helps. For others, maybe not so much.

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I am doing a paper on violent video games and its affect of promoting violent and aggressive behavior. i have seen a paper on it written by a contributor and wanted to check the validity before using them a source. i am not from the us and haven't heard of psych central I am doing a paper on violent video games and its affect of promoting violent and aggressive behavior. i have seen a paper on it written by a contributor and wanted to check the validity before using them a source. i am not from the us and haven't heard of psych central

Answer · 2018-06-02T04:57Z

Psych Central is not a good "Source" to use as a reviewer. If you can read the reviews here about the site, (aside from the ones the Moderators from the site wrote which were all "Positive"-- they get paid to do that) you will see that it is not a reputable site, not insofar as former members who were seriously injured by the site; nor are many of the purported "Therapists" actual therapists. (If they are indeed Therapists, they are not very good ones!) IMHO, not a good place to get a Review from. The site is flailing these days. Once upon a time, it had a good reputation; and was a decent place-- but like all things in life, that has changed over the years. I wish you well.

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Should i trust the "ask a therapist" feature? when i asked them, they gave me an answer that really worried me. should i trust their therapists? Should i trust the "ask a therapist" feature? when i asked them, they gave me an answer that really worried me. should i trust their therapists?

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