About

Rita Watson, MPH,  became a columnist after many years at the New York Times and Yale University, where she served as Director of Policy and Education in the psychiatry department.  Her focus was on patient advocacy and informed consent based on studies at the Yale Law School.  She is an Associate Fellow at Yale’s Ezra Stiles College.  (See Bio/Books link)

A member of the National Press Club,  today Rita Watson brings readers interviews with experts in:

• Psychiatry –Leading physicians and department heads at Yale, Harvard, and Mayo Clinic
• Marriage and Family — Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox, Director, the Marriage  Project at the University of Virginia
  
• Sexuality – World recognized authority Dr. Ruth Westheimer
• Infidelity — International analysts Dr. Edward O. Laumann, University of Chicago and Dr. Tom Smith, head of the General Social Survey funded by the National Science Foundation.

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