Jonathan Lasson | NFL Head Trauma: Is it changing the minds of players?

Is Head Trauma In The NFL An Issue? From the desk of Dr. Jonathan Lasson Dr. Jonathan Lasson: Is head trauma in the NFL an issue? I am a fan of sports, football and the Baltimore Ravens. I am also a fan of neuroscience. When I read the tweets from former Baltimore Raven, Le’Ron McClain, […]
Car Accidents and Trauma

Car Accidents and Trauma From the desk of Dr. Jonathan Lasson Dr. Jonathan M. Lasson explores the effects of car accidents and trauma. Car Accidents and Trauma Every year, approximately 3 million people are injured in car accidents. Although car accidents are relatively common, not everyone will experience trauma as a result of the accident. In […]
True Love-The State of the ‘Union’!

True Love-The State of the ‘Union’! From the desk of Dr. Jonathan Lasson True Love-What does that mean in 2018? Every time I discuss the term “marriage”, I am instantly brought back to the scene from the movie, The Princess Bride, where the officiating priest proclaims “Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday…Twue Wuv–wiw fowwow […]
I’m Scared of What? Hurricanes and Anticipatory Anxiety

Hurricanes, Natural Disasters and Anticipatory Anxiety From the desk of Dr. Jonathan Lasson Dr. Jonathan Lasson was recently shopping at the grocery store when he overheard two women discussing the upcoming hurricane. “Florence is coming. Better stock up on water,” one woman said. “We live in Maryland. It’s not coming anywhere close to here,” replied […]
I DON’T WANNA GO TO SCHOOL!!!

I Don’t Want To Go To School!!! From the desk of Dr. Jonathan Lasson Six-year-old Billy was brought to my office by his mother after one week of school. Mrs. Brown* literally had to peel Billy off of her in order to get him to sit on the couch. Mrs. Brown had called me to […]
Evil is a Lack of Goodness…Not a lack of God-ness (Why Arianna Grande was correct)

Evil is a Lack of Goodness…Not a lack of God-ness (Why Arianna Grande was correct) From the desk of Dr. Jonathan Lasson Headline news! Terror in London…Attacks in Paris…Extremists…Killing in the name of God Reacting to the recent terror attacks in Manchester, the media informs us that we are confronting a new reality. Terror is […]
Even Therapists Have Guilt!

Even Therapists Have Guilt! From the desk of Dr. Jonathan Lasson Dr. Jonathan Lasson: Therapists are Human: The Experience of Guilt from a Therapist’s Viewpoint The phone call came from a rabbi friend of mine. “Joe is dead, and they believe it was a suicide.” My reaction was typical for my personality. I asked the […]