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Calling for a new men's movement, a noted psychotherapist examines the critical role close male friendships play in helping men lead happy, healthy lives.For much of the past century, men have operated under the rules of Male Code, a rigid set of guidelines that equate masculinity with stoicism, silence, and strength. As men's roles have changed over the past few decades, this lingering pressure to hide their emotions has wreaked havoc on men's lives. Lacking the ability to communicate their needs, desires, and feelings effectively, they are more likely to suffer from depression, anger, and isolation, and their relationships often suffer. Noted psychotherapist Rob Garfield has worked with men struggling with emotional issues for more than forty years.
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Dr. Rob Garfield is a psychiatrist and family therapist, with an active private practice in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. He also teaches in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. For nearly 40 years, Dr. Garfield has practiced and taught systems-oriented therapy.He has been selected as a "Top Doc" and "Top Therapist" in the Philadelphia area by Philadelphia Magazine.He has written many articles and book chapters on marital and family therapy In recent years he has written about male emotional intimacy, men's friendships and therapeutic men's groups ("Friendship Labs") .Working with men in their important relationships has become a central part of hisprofessional practice over the past decades.
