David R. SeldenIt’s Your First CustomerI got a phone call the other day, the voice on the other end unmistakable. “It’s your first customer” in a gravely New England accent…3 min read·Dec 12, 2023--1--1
David R. SeldeninUnpuzzling Human NatureManaging the Holidays: Tips for Guiding Your Recovery Through the MinefieldBetween now and mid-February, your recovery will be walking through a minefield.3 min read·Nov 20, 2023--2--2
David R. SeldenMore Shattuck and Boston State HospitalI worked at Boston State Hospital from July 1975 to July 1976. Before it closed in 1979, the state hospital utilized the Shattuck Hospital…3 min read·Sep 24, 2023----
David R. SeldenHarm ReductionOn February 26, the Sunday New York Times devoted most of its Sunday Opinion section to “One Year Inside A Radical New Approach to…3 min read·Mar 26, 2023----
David R. SeldenBORG AlertLast weekend over 30 people were transported to emergency rooms near the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus due to alcohol…4 min read·Mar 12, 2023----
David R. SeldenRehab and the Recovery ProcessOn January 14, Michele Maize posted a thoughtful essay on her experience in rehab and raised a bunch of very interesting points.3 min read·Jan 28, 2023--1--1
David R. SeldeninBlack BearThe Myth of the BorderlineI have not been comfortable with the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder since it emerged in the 1980’s. Although it has been…2 min read·Jan 16, 2023--1--1
David R. SeldeninBlack BearBaby Left in Woods in Manchester, New HampshireTreatment is inadequate for co-occurring disorders3 min read·Jan 4, 2023----
David R. SeldenNYC Mayor Clears Homeless Mentally Ill From the StreetsThe Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, announced recently that police will be removing mentally ill people from the streets of the city…3 min read·Dec 26, 2022----
