Showing results for: mental illness (page 74)
There will never be another Oprah
Mary Elizabeth Williams
For all her manipulation and self-aggrandizing, she made people believe in miracles. Now she's going out on top
Cannes: Lars von Trier at world’s end
Andrew O'Hehir
The magnificent apocalyptic fable "Melancholia" is nearly overwhelmed when the director calls himself a "Nazi"
Our overblown paranoia about the Internet and teens
Rahul Parikh
As a pediatrician, I'm often asked about the effects of technology on kids. Here's what parents should know
How can I speak out about eating disorders?
Cary Tennis
I discovered firsthand how anorexia can creep up on you. Now I want to warn others
After my dad’s suicide, I get his ’64 Mustang
Salon Staff
Legally the rest goes to his wife, because the divorce was not yet final
Guantanamo Files: The essential primer
Natasha Lennard
The newest Wikileaks trove reveals classified information about the prison's inmates. Here's what you need to know
When art starts in a junkyard
Ellen Shapiro
Behind the fascinating creators of Art Brut, who prove brilliance doesn't require an MFA
How much good can I do for my suicidal niece?
Cary Tennis
She's a troubled soul, and we're in the parental role, but I wonder when I will drop from exhaustion
The dark side of my father’s literary genius
Alexandra Styron
With "Sophie's Choice," he became a legend -- but his temper and depression haunted my family
Catherine Zeta-Jones’ bipolar bravery
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The actress gets help after a "stressful" year -- and shows the real toll of helping a loved one through cancer
The essential guide to “Game of Thrones”
Andrew Leonard
As HBO's entertaining new miniseries approaches, here's what you need to know about the books that inspired it
The problems with “EXTREME COUPONING”
Drew Grant
TLC bring us a show where we don't have to feel bad for the people with an obsessive addiction
“Super”: The sad-sack superhero indie reaches its insane apex
Andrew O'Hehir
Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page play deranged superheroes touched by Jesus in this ultraviolent fantasy
When is it wrong to fight for your son’s life?
Emily Rapp
The high-profile case of "Baby Joseph" has become a "teaching moment," but my struggles taught me another lesson
Your best take: Gender and surgery
Salon Staff
An eloquent take on the complicated issues raised by one writer's search to feel more comfortable in their body
I’m dying and I just want my kids to get along
Cary Tennis
Harmony is all I need from them in my final months. If they could only give me that
My son, the pink boy
Sarah Hoffman
Moms ask if my "feminine" son is gay. Strangers tell me I'm being too permissive. Here's what they don't understand
What I learned pretending to be homeless
Ashley Womble
I took part in a study hoping to understand my brother, who lives on the streets. All I found were more questions
Mosque bomb suspect placed ’85 airport explosive
AP/Salon
Roger Stockham, the man accused of a Detroit-area terrorism attempt, has a violent past
Abortion does not harm mental health, study says
Alicia Chang
A 12-year-long investigation shows that childbirth increases risk for mental illness but abortion does not
Patton Oswalt battles his demons (and zombies)
Kerry Lauerman
The comedian talks about his very funny new book, '80s nerd nostalgia and what makes a terrible stand-up comic
In the crosshairs
Tom Engelhardt
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan go underreported even as the nation mourns victims of the Loughner shooting
What the “right to bear arms” really means
Saul Cornell
As long as there have been guns in America, they have been regulated -- even in Dodge City
“Do you keep a gun in your home?”
Maria Stuart
It's the question I ask every parent before my son goes over to their house. Am I embarrassing my kid? Too bad
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