Watching Nora Bateson's new film about her famed father's work, An Ecology of Mind, I was reminded of the concept of the double bind—an idea that has been central to family therapy since its earliest ...

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. How many times have you heard this? More importantly, how many times have you said it about a situation you were in? This is called a double bind: the feeling ...

Chris Bohjalian, whose latest book is ’The Double Bind,’ was inspired by a homeless man. The tale centers upon a woman working at a homeless shelter and the intrigue she uncovers while sifting through ...