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Mental Health

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You Might Not Have ADHD. You Might Just Be Tired.

The New York Times recently fanned the flames of the controversy over whether many cases of ADD, and even ADHD, are actually cases of sleep […]

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We Can’t Find the Next Adam Lanza

This past week, before yesterday’s shameless display of ideological stonewalling cast a cloud of senselessness over the U.S. Senate, the New York Times ran an […]

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Meet Philly’s 92-Year-Old WWII Vet Who Still Suffers From PTSD

If you’re wondering how long we’ll live with stories of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, you might want to […]

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Chris Dorner Exposes Cracks in the NRA’s “Good Guys With Guns” Theory

Now that alleged cop-killer Chris Dorner’s week-long rampage has come to an end, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief, maybe, finally, we […]

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Why Is Girl Who Empathized With Adam Lanza Being Vilified?

I’m trying to wrap my mind around what happened with Courtni Webb, the high-school senior who got suspended for writing a poem in which she […]

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Decades After Sylvia Seegrist, Mentally Ill People Are Still Murdering Innocents

As the gun control debate rages on in light of last week’s horrific events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, another debate is […]

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Millennials: 23 Years Old. Depressed. Hooked on Cat Videos.

It used to be that when people were down and out, they’d hit a smoky bar for a while, and drown their sorrows in a […]

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Penn Conference Explores Ecstasy, and Everyone’s Invited

Psychedelic drugs are making a comeback. No, not at Phish concerts (where they never left). They’re making a comeback in the medical world, where studies […]

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Before Honey Boo-Boo, There Was January Schofield

When I first wrote about now 10-year-old January Schofield, the little girl had been recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and was on heavy-duty psychiatric medications. Her […]

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Bipolar Diagnosis Doesn’t Buy Jesse Jackson Jr. a Free Pass

If Jesse Jackson Jr. has bipolar disorder, we should all be concerned about his well-being and hope he gets the treatment he’ll need to cope. […]

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Is Bipolar, Not Nuts

At last we know what’s been troubling Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. According to yesterday’s announcement from the Mayo Clinic (which Jackson’s office didn’t sanction), he’s […]

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Don’t Let the Internet Take Your Sanity

It’s not news that the real world isn’t the only world out there anymore. The virtual universe of the Internet, social media and smartphones is […]

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Don’t Let the Internet Take Your Sanity

It’s not news that the real world isn’t the only world out there anymore. The virtual universe of the Internet, social media and smartphones is […]

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Inside the House of a Hoarder

Americans are drowning in stuff, or so says a recent study from UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives of Families. Conducted from 2001-2005, the study surveyed […]

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Histrionic Personality Disorder Might Not Be a Real Thing

I’m starting to wonder if Jerry Sandusky’s defense team has decided to sabotage him. They recently announced they’ll introduce evidence that Sandusky has Histrionic Personality […]