Richard A. Friedman

Rest and relaxation are overrated; for a great vacation, go for exertion. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

We will bounce back from Covid and are pretty resilient nytimes.com/2021/05/04/opi…

Debate advice for Biden: humor and ridicule will rattle Trump. nytimes.com/2020/09/25/opi…

Trump claims he aced a “cognitive test.” So could just about anyone with the test he likely took: nytimes.com/2020/07/11/opi…

What Is Killing American Youth? nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opi…

Is CBD a Panacea—or Expensive Placebo? nytimes.com/2018/12/26/opi…

How to be more resilient. nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opi…

How Trump foments violence and fear. nytimes.com/2018/10/31/opi…

Trump’s moral fingerprints are all over these bombs. Through his relentless hate speech and demonizing his opponents, this president has incited domestic terrorism.

Myth of Teen Anxiety Epidemic. nytimes.com/2018/09/07/opi…

The next opioid crisis: mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/opi…

Trump, who bragged he’d run into a school with a shooter, shows the country he’s a sissy cowering in the White House, licking the boots of the NRA

Trump is wrong about gun violence. The US has the same rates of mental disorders as other countries but 49 times the rate of gun homicide because they have something we don’t: sensible gun control.

Trump doesn’t need a mental fitness exam. We already know he’s unfit washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-tr…

Mass shooting is unique to US where anyone can get a gun. All countries have mentally ill people. They have one thing we don’t: gun control

Psychiatrists can't stop mass killers, but gun control can. mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/opi…

Trump's secret weapon is empathy, the very dark sort: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

How to take your vacation home: mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/opi…

What Cookies and Meth Have in Common mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/opi…

A sleep-deprived, impulsive, petulant Twitter addict: Go to bed, Mr. President, and stop your tweeting: nytimes.com/2017/06/05/opi…