Dr. Ronald G. Nathan

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  www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=793742& - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/25/2009    Last Visited: 5/7/2009  

  Flipping someone the bird or leaning on the horn may not be the best way to handle aggressive drivers, says Ronald Nathan, a Capital Region psychologist who specializes in stress management, focusing on the mental health of men.
  
  Nathan has developed the CD "Road Rage Happens: Be Prepared" with the intent of calming the hostility that reportedly two-thirds of drivers experience while they are on the road. "In road rage, the 'change yourself first' principal works best," Nathan says on the disc.
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  Nathan previously taught at Albany Medical College, earning an award for Outstanding Faculty Member in 1990, but now caters to the psychological needs of men at his private practice.
  
  In a recent phone interview, Nathan discussed his latest audio release, how he's helping other men cope, and how to take his own advice.

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  www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/oct/13/1013_meltdownloca - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/13/2008    Last Visited: 10/13/2008  

  Ronald Nathan, a psychologist with a private practice in Albany who also served as a clinical professor at Albany Medical College for 10 years, said he thinks the country's financial state is affecting people in ways they might not realize.
  
  He said the result is related to the fight-or-flight response that humans have developed, which physically prepares people faced with any type of danger.
  
  Nathan said a body's response while in fight-or-flight mode accounts for 60 percent of all visits to physicians for all sorts of stress-related illnesses, including muscle tension and headaches, stomach problems and difficulties with sleep.If the stress and anxiety go on long enough, Nathan said, those who are predisposed to depression can become depressed.
  
  Nathan, who has limited his practice to men and said he is getting more calls than ever, wonders whether the financial situation has emotionally impacted men more than women.
  
  Nathan said his theory hasn't been proven, but he wouldn't be surprised because of the fact that men view themselves as providers.
  
  People who have lost their jobs may see the elimination of benefits such as health insurance, which means they won't be getting psychotherapy if it is needed.
  
  Nathan said many people already view psychotherapy as a luxury because of the large co-pays associated with the practice.
  
  Stress can build up as people are looking to make financial cuts in their everyday lives.He said it's important for people to not exacerbate precarious financial situations, which would in turn worsen their emotional responses.
  
  "Don't go under panic mode," Nathan said.

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  www.newsobserver.com/105/story/871879.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/10/2008    Last Visited: 1/10/2008  

  The mere idea of impending change can make us anxious."Change is very difficult for most people," says psychologist Ronald Nathan, who once taught at UNC-Chapel Hill and now practices in Albany, N.Y. "The only people who enjoy change are babies with a full diaper."Worse than change, though, is failure.Nathan cites a recent survey that showed that 77 percent of people who make New Year's resolutions break them within the first week.Thus, he says, we're burdened with feelings of failure and lowered self-esteem.(Actually, Nathan says, this should be a good thing.

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  health.rewired.net/ailments/S/stress.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/14/2002    Last Visited: 2/14/2004  

  Contributor: Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D., Prof. of Family Practice and Psychiatry, Albany Medical College.

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  www.worthiness.com/show2.asp?sd=845&hd=88&Ch=1&affnum=0 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/30/2001    Last Visited: 1/15/2003  

  With Guests: Dr. Mark Edwards and Dr. Stevan Hobfoll and Dr. Ronald Nathan
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  Dr. Keith Robinson interviews Dr. Stevan Hobfoll, Department of Psychology at Kent State & Author of "Work Won't Love You Back: The Dual Career - Couple's Survival Guide", Dr. Mark Edwards, Managing Director of Traffic Safety for the American Automobile Association and Dr. Ronald Nathan, Professor at Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.

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  B2BWorkforce - B2B Newsletter - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/28/2005    Last Visited: 1/7/2009  

  We tend to blame worsening traffic, crowded malls, and incessant commercials pushing holiday consumption, but a key culprit is our own memories, according to Ronald Nathan, PhD, clinical professor at Albany Medical College in New York. "When we think about the holidays, we dwell on the past and what went wrong, or we romanticize it and make it impossible to re-create," he says.
  
  He counsels people to carefully examine their thoughts and expectations, and not drive themselves crazy finding "the perfect gift" or planning "the perfect party. "Instead," he says, "lower your expectations, and overestimate -- rather than underestimate -- your time.

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  Learning About Stress and Your Life : Stress Management - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/8/2006    Last Visited: 1/20/2009  

  By Edward A. Charlesworth, Ph.D., Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D.
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  Excerpted from Stress Management by Edward A. Charlesworth, Ph.D., and Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D. Copyright © 2004 by Edward A. Charlesworth.
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  Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice and an award-winning, clinical professor at Albany Medical College who developed the country's first required stress management course for medical students. Dr. Nathan's interview about New Years resolutions with USA Today made front page news and his work has been featured in Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, and Family Circle.
  
  More by Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D.

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  MotherNature.com - The Doctors Book of Home Remedies:... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/18/2003    Last Visited: 12/22/2003  

  "Taking a mini-vacation in your mind is a very good way to relieve or manage stress," says Ronald Nathan, Ph.D., director of educational development, coordinator of behavioral science, and associate professor in the departments of Family Practice and Psychiatry at Albany Medical College.
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  Simpy refusing to respond to a stress immediately can help defuse it, Dr. Nathan says.
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  "If you look through a window at a far-distant view for a moment-away from the problem that's producing the stress-the eyes relax, and if the eyes relax, the tendency is for you to do the same," Dr. Nathan says."Take a pot off the burner and it quits boiling."
  
  Get up and leave."Leaving the scene can do the same as looking away," says Dr. Nathan.
  
  Take several deep breaths.
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  "Good relaxation tapes are very valuable," says Dr. Nathan.
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  Ronald Nathan, Ph.D., is director of educational development, coordinator of behavioral science, and associate professor in the departments of Family Practice and Psychiatry at Albany Medical College in New York.

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  Personal Performance - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/21/2004    Last Visited: 4/3/2006  

  They just give up trying," explains Ronald G. Nathan, PhD, a clinical professor of family practice at Albany Medical College and author of the audiotape Relieving Your Holiday Stress and Achieving Your New Year's Resolutions.

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  Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D. Books - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/8/2006    Last Visited: 1/20/2009  

  Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D.
  
  Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice and an award-winning, clinical professor at Albany Medical College who developed the country's first required stress management course for medical students. Dr. Nathan's interview about New Years resolutions with USA Today made front page news and his work has been featured in Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, and Family Circle.

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