Barbra Williams Cosentino

Barbra Williams Cosentino

Barbra Williams Cosentino RN, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in Queens, N.Y., and a freelance writer whose essays and articles on health, parenting and mental health have appeared in the New York Times, Medscape, BabyCenter and many other national and online publications.

Stories by Barbra Williams Cosentino

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When Grief Doesn’t Go Away

Known as prolonged grief disorder, a new diagnosis recognizes that long-lasting grief can lead to depression. But treatment is available.

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Pour a Cup of Coffee and Drink to Your Health

Coffee's benefits are abundant — including lowered risk of cardiovascular diseases — but there are some negative effects.