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
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 79Life Psychiatry, PTSD, Boston Bombings
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Mind games
Inside the controversial new fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Chimps take antidepressants too
Psychiatry, and even psychopharmacology, is being used to treat traumatized chimps in captivity. An expert explains
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 4:35 PM UTCLife 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?
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 4:28 PM UTCSocial 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
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 11Life Life stories
My boyfriend’s depressed and won’t seek help
I love him but I have to choose
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 55Life 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
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 6:02 PM UTC 32News 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
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 6:01 PM UTC 13Business 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
Monday, Nov 19, 2012 10:31 PM UTC 24Life 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?
Friday, Nov 2, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 24Life 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
Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 10:05 PM UTCLife Scientific American, Brain
Bipolar drugs suck
I'm getting treatment for my disorder. But it's no fun and I don't like it
Thursday, Aug 9, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 84Life Since You Asked, Psychiatry
Psychiatry’s legitimacy crisis
A new book examines whether medical professionals have transformed normal human emotion into mental disease
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 8:52 PM UTC 44Life Health Care, LA Review of Books
Redefining addiction
The revision of the DSM—the shrinks' bible—has infuriated addiction specialists and advocates
Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 3:01 PM UTC 34Life addiction, Psychiatry, Medicine
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