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Salon.com
March 14, 2002
Douglas Cruickshank |
The Andrea Yates verdict is insane A mentally ill mother is guilty of little more than extraordinary need and dangerous fragility, and both are beyond her control...   |
Salon.com
March 13, 2002
Suzanne O'Malley |
Worst-case scenario I knew it was coming, but it's still hard to accept: In Texas, mental illness is not a defense to murder... |
Reason
July 2007
Brian Doherty |
'You Can't See Why on an fMRI' What science can, and can't, tell us about the insanity defense. |
ifeminists
August 2, 2006
Tony Zizza |
Wrong Verdict in Yates Case The verdict that came down in the new Andrea Yates murder trial of "not guilty by reason of insanity" is absolutely insane. She needs to spend the rest of her life in prison for drowning not one child, or two, or three, or four, but five children. |
ifeminists
July 8, 2003
Todd Andrew Barnett |
Christine Wilhelm: "Mentally Ill" Victim or Murderer? Christine Wilhelm, the mother who stands accused of murdering her four-year old son Luke by drowning him in a bathtub in their home near Vermont on April 16th, 2002, has become the latest poster girl of the mental health field establishment. |
Reason
May 2005
Jacob Sullum |
Thomas Szasz Takes on His Critics In Szasz Under Fire: The Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His Critics, edited by Jeffrey A. Schaler, Szasz sticks to his guns and scores many points, but his responses are not always completely satisfying. |
ifeminists
July 15, 2003
Todd Andrew Barnett |
The Conviction of Christine Wilhelm The verdict is in: Christine Wilhelm, the mother who confessed to killing her four-year-old son Luke and attempted murder of her five-year-old son Peter in a bathtub in their home, has been found guilty of second degree murder. |
Reason
July 2000
Jacob Sullum |
Curing the Therapeutic State Thomas Szasz, author of "The Myth of Mental Illness," on the medicalization of American life. |
Salon.com
May 26, 2000
Dawn MacKeen |
Shrinks under scrutiny Should shrinks probe the violent fantasies of patients? They often don't. And that failure can be tragic. |
Salon.com
July 27, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
The mind of a killer A neurologist who studies murderers' brains talks about factors that make someone kill, the difficulty of predicting violence and why most murderers can never be rehabilitated... |
Salon.com
July 11, 2001
Amy Benfer |
A history of failure Author and psychologist Bruce Levine pummels psychiatry, psychotropic drugs and the role both may have played in the case of Andrea Yates... |
Salon.com
April 9, 2002
Ivan Oransky |
Robo-docs Medical errors kill more people each year than auto accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. Can automating medicine prevent tragedies like the Andrea Yates case? |
Reason
January 2003
Jacob Sullum |
Head Games What are the rules for defining mental illness? |
ifeminists
March 24, 2009
Tony Zizza |
Mental health stats merit scrutiny I don't believe the mental health system in Tennessee, or in this country for that matter, faces a severe crisis. |
Managed Care
February 2002
Heidi A. Sauder & Sheri Wallace |
Push Is On for Improved Treatment of Women's Psychological Maladies Sure there are diagnostic and treatment challenges, but the money that can be saved for society might make this fertile ground for investment... |
ifeminists
October 22, 2002
Tresa McBee |
Pass the Prozac Sparring spouses seek counseling, where they are diagnosed with "relational disorder," meaning the relationship is causing problems, not the people. Relational disorder is not a recognized mental illness. Yet. If two psychiatrists convince enough people, RD could be added to the DSM. |
Salon.com
May 25, 2000
J.B. Orenstein |
Who will care for the crazy? She was 18 and had been found hanging by a noose. But the moment I saw her insurer, I knew she was one of the lucky ones. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2006
Mark Senak |
Opinion: CARE for Mental Illness There's a disease that afflicts this country when it comes to caring for mentally ill patients. It's called neglect. The cure? Stakeholders should have a look at the Ryan White CARE Act. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2007 |
Depression in Children and Teens How to recognize depression in your children and resources available for more information. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 6, 2015
Michael Blanding |
Germanwings Lesson: Organizations Must Pay More Attention to Employee Mental Health The Germanwings tragedy catapulted the issues of mental health and corporate risk and responsibility into the world's headlines. |
Salon.com
August 9, 2000
Alicia Montgomery |
Too slow for death row? Oliver David Cruz failed seventh grade three times and couldn't pass the Army's entrance exam, but Texas says he's smart enough to be executed. |
ifeminists
July 26, 2006
Tony Zizza |
Are Affluent Teens The Latest Victims Of Mental Illness? Everything in America is viewed through the prism of alleged mental illness. Affluent teenagers are just today's advertising copy for the next psych drug and insurance billing code. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2002 |
Medicines for Mental Health During Pregnancy What mental problems may occur during pregnancy?... Can pregnancy cause these mental problems? Does it make them worse?... Are mental health medicines safe to use during pregnancy?... What should I do if I have a history of a mental disorder and want to get pregnant?... etc. |
Job Journal
May 28, 2006
Rich Heintz |
Do You Have a Head for Mental Health Work? Would working in the field of mental health make you happy? Here is a look at some professions. |
Salon.com
July 5, 2000
Lauren Slater |
One nation, under the weather Stung by a pan in the New York Times, an "illness memoirist" defends her art. |
ifeminists
January 26, 2005
Tony Zizza |
NAMI Is Dead Wrong On Mental Health Screening It's time to relentlessly put President Bush's mental health screening monster and groups like NAMI in their place. Mandatory mental health screening is child abuse. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2002 |
Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health What is good emotional health?... What about anger?... What can I do to avoid problems?... Tips on dealing with your emotions... How does stress affect my emotions?... Can emotional problems be treated?... etc. |
ifeminists
December 31, 2007
Tony Zizza |
Massachusetts Takes Wrong Turn On Mental Health Screening New regulations in Massachusetts require doctors to screen for possible mental health problems in children. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003
Stovall & Domino |
Approaching the Suicidal Patient In an attempt to help the family physician prevent suicide, this article reviews known risk factors and offers a strategy for assessing and addressing these factors in individual patients. |
ifeminists
August 11, 2004
Tony Zizza |
The New Child Abuse: Mandatory Mental Health Screenings Politicians and pharmaceutical companies must believe there is something noble in the entire U.S. population being labeled with a mental disorder, and subsequently drugged. |
Managed Care
March 2006
Michael S. Victoroff |
When Should Bad Behavior Become a Covered Disease? Defining noxious people as 'sick' distinguishes them socially from sinners, criminals, and scoundrels. |
Managed Care
July 2005 |
Two Major Studies Focus On Mental Health Two major studies on mental health say that while strides have been made in awareness of the problem and the willingness of patients to seek help, much more needs to be done. |
ifeminists
March 12, 2004
Carey Roberts |
Misbehaving Women, Chivalry Justice Feminism has told us that women must now be treated equally with men. That means equal rights and equal responsibilities. Isn't it only just and fair that we stop reflexively blaming men for the misbehavior of women? |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2012
Lorie Konish |
Counseling Clients Through Mental Illness Wealth planning for families coping with mental illnesses requires a lot of attention around estate plans and supplemental and special needs trusts to ensure affected family members are cared for. |
Job Journal
November 18, 2007
Julia Hollister |
Mental Health Staffing Shortages a Real Headache Trained professionals in the mental health field are in short supply. |
Salon.com
July 10, 2001
Jason D. Hill |
Save lives! Defy nature! Parents who kill their kids prove that we shouldn't have an automatic right to reproduce... |
ifeminists
May 25, 2005
Tony Zizza |
The American Psychiatric Association Is Actually The American Pill Association Psychiatry has become the legalized practice of prescribing pills, rather than the purposeful practice of assisting us with problems of the heart and soul. |
ifeminists
December 5, 2008
Tony Zizza |
Don't We All Have A Personality Disorder? On December 2nd, the Fox News website posted this from the AP: "1 in 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder, Study Finds." Isn't this lovely? |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2002
Ward & Zamorski |
Benefits and Risks of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy Decisions regarding the use of psychiatric medications should be individualized, and the most important factor is usually the patient's level of functioning in the past when she was not taking medications. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Mental Health For Men Greater understanding of new and emerging mental illnesses for men is important, and hopefully the following will help to raise your awareness. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2006 |
Mental Retardation: What Caregivers Need to Know A caregiver's guide: What should I do about doctor visits for a person with mental retardation?... What if a person with mental retardation is hurt or acts strangely?... Who should make medical decisions for a person with mental retardation?... etc. |
ifeminists
January 18, 2006
Carey Roberts |
Double-Standard Treatment for Child Abusers When a man commits child abuse, it seems the story is all over the front page. When the perpetrator is a woman, the story is relegated to the bottom of page C9. As long as we tolerate this gender double-standard, the problem will fester and grow. |
Managed Care
May 2002
Michael S. Victoroff |
Psychologist Prescribing: Not Such a Crazy Idea New Mexico has just granted medication-prescribing authority to certain certified Ph.D psychologists -- a development with broad potential implications for the field of mental health. It's a bold precedent |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2010
Lauren Barack |
Difficult Conversations In Trying Times Michael Olman has watched clients affected by chronic illness. The senior vice president and wealth management specialist at Raymond James & Associates knows these sensitive times require both a deft touch, and a firm handle on financial matters. |
Managed Care
October 2003 |
Mental Health Coverage Woes Not All in Mind The authors of a new study find that although coverage for mental healt is now widespread among those with insurance, parity laws have not really put access to mental health services on a par with access to other services, thanks to continued limits on outpatient and inpatient visits. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2005
Tim Gray |
WorldCom Execs Face Sentencing Former execs learn how much time they will serve for their roles in the telecom's massive fraud. |
