DR. WILLIAM HANCUR

I have been a clinical psychologist for 46 years. In that time, I have come to appreciate the power of the process called psychotherapy....

Let’s talk about healthcare. It’s one of those topics that seems to bring out the worst in us. So let's ask and answer some common...

In discussing the last post with my daughter, she asked why alcohol doesn't fall under the authority of the FDA. The answer is actually...

In my now almost fifty years of clinical practice, I have learned that we trip ourselves up much more often than we are tripped by...

This blog may be controversial. Although I genuinely attempt to stay in the middle lane when there is one, I have managed to offend...

So the Boss beat the rap, pleading guilty to drinking in the park. Riding his motorcycle while clearly under the influence of some...

My wife and I just finished watching a documentary about the recent college admission scandal. As you probably know, the company billed...

Recently, most of us learned that Bruce Springsteen was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) while riding his motorcycle in a...

Once again, we are reminded that alcohol is the number one drug of abuse in the United States and worldwide. We are also reminded of how...

I'm afraid I was too subtle. Someone close to me said of the blog: "It's a good read". Not exactly the reaction I was going after. For...

I am concerned about the state of the Union or more accurately "Disunion". As a psychologist, I regularly treat couples in distress. ...

As near I can tell, the public health strategy is to "slow the spread" until a vaccine arrives to save the day. They don't say it...

I feel like I am living in the Twilight Zone. Despite the CDC pronouncements about the actual number of cases, it seems that every...

A Minute with Dr. Hancur... I learned something new this year both about myself and about life. Like so many of my peers, I experienced...

This has been a very difficult and very confusing period in the course of the pandemic. Every day, there is an armageddon-like...

A Minute with Dr. Hancur... I was troubled to learn last week about the Florida teen who crashed his small plane into a skyscraper,...

A Minute with Dr Hancur -Summer 2001 I want to address two important issues with you in this "Minute". The first is, as promised,...

A Minute With Dr Hancur: Spring 2006 "It's Drugs, Stupid!" This was the title of a New York Times magazine article written in 1995 by...

I am disappointed and dismayed that the media and public health officials continue to use identified new cases as the measurement of...

This is a very difficult post to write. While I am not aware of any underlying conditions that raise the risks for me personally, I have...