Psychiatry

New DSM, new debates over ADHD and autism

The ever-controversial manual now is broadening the definition of ADHD, narrowing that of autism

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 17, 2013 6:29 PM UTC 24
Life DSM-5, Psychiatry, Autism, ADHD

Beginning of the end of the DSM?

The National Institute of Mental Health has announced it will reorient its research away from DSM categories

John Horgan, Scientific American Monday, May 6, 2013 4:06 PM UTC 17
Life Scientific American, DSM-IV

“The Book of Woe”: Psychiatry’s last stand

An account of the making of the new DSM questions whether psychiatry is -- or should be -- a science

Laura Miller Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 48
Entertainment What to Read, Editor's Picks

We live in the Age of Trauma

Every generation has a diagnosis that defines them. Ours is PTSD, and the treatment is far more complex than a pill

Charles Barber Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 79
Life Psychiatry, PTSD, Boston Bombings

Mind games

Inside the controversial new fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Kwame McKenzie Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:16 PM UTC
News DSM, The Walrus, Psychiatry

Chimps take antidepressants too

Psychiatry, and even psychopharmacology, is being used to treat traumatized chimps in captivity. An expert explains

Kelly Servick, Scientific American Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 4:35 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, Psychiatry

Doctors paid millions to shill for Big Pharma

Thousands of physicians are profiting from promotional speaking gigs for drugmakers, but is the practice ethical?

Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 4:28 PM UTC
Social ProPublica, Doctors

Going off meds to write my book

After years of countless treatments, my bipolar episodes are finally stable. But I'm also numb and unproductive

Juliann Garey Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 11
Life Life stories

My boyfriend’s depressed and won’t seek help

I love him but I have to choose

Cary Tennis Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 55
Life Since You Asked, depression

Transgender no longer a medical disorder

Editions to the new DSM remove "gender identity disorder" but many underlying assumptions remain unchanged

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 6:02 PM UTC 32
News Transgender, Psychiatry, DSM-5

California paid a psychiatrist $822,000 last year

The Golden State has some very highly paid employees, but that's not the whole story

Alex Halperin Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 6:01 PM UTC 13
Business Psychiatry, Health Care

Why does pot make some people psychotic?

A new study suggests the risk of marijuana-induced psychosis may have a genetic origin

Sarah Beller, The Fix Monday, Nov 19, 2012 10:31 PM UTC 24
Life Drugs, marijuana, The Fix

How to find a therapist?

I'm in recovery and scary memories are coming up. How do I find a professional?

Cary Tennis Friday, Nov 2, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 24
Life Psychiatry, Recovery

Can children’s brains explain mental illness?

The Child Mind Institute hopes to pinpoint the origins of autism, depression and psychosis, among other disorders

Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 10:05 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, Brain

Bipolar drugs suck

I'm getting treatment for my disorder. But it's no fun and I don't like it

Cary Tennis Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 84
Life Since You Asked, Psychiatry

Psychiatry’s legitimacy crisis

A new book examines whether medical professionals have transformed normal human emotion into mental disease

Andrew Scull, LA Review of Books Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 8:52 PM UTC 44
Life Health Care, LA Review of Books

Redefining addiction

The revision of the DSM—the shrinks' bible—has infuriated addiction specialists and advocates

Dr. Richard Juman, The Fix Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 3:01 PM UTC 34
Life addiction, Psychiatry, Medicine

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