Showing results for: mental illness (page 60)
On “Homeland,” as on “Breaking Bad,” a man leaves his family behind
Jen Chaney
The "Homeland" season premiere finds Brody's family struggling without him, and Carrie off her meds and defiant
Ronald Reagan’s shameful legacy: Violence, the homeless, mental illness
Dr. E. Fuller Torrey
As president and governor of California, the GOP icon led the worst policies on mental illness in generations
America’s 401(k) revolution was a failure
Lynn Stuart Parramore
Cameron Douglas’ solitary confinement is barbaric
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Michael Douglas' son is just one of the many nonviolent drug offenders subjected to the brutal practice
Should voters decide if we go to war?: An idea’s fascinating history
Richard Kreitner
Perhaps those who fight and pay for war should affect when it happens. The notion's gotten farther than you think
Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart on the media’s depressingly familiar post-tragedy analysis
Prachi Gupta
Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis was able to buy a gun despite having been involved in previous shooting incidents
Psychiatry and mental illness: Has science gone too far?
Esmé Weijun Wang
Some say a biological revolution is coming -- but some diseases may be easier to diagnose in the lab than others
Ricky Gervais’ “Derek:” All binge, not enough cringe
Neil Drumming
We don't recommend watching all of Ricky Gervais' new series at once
How to silence the NRA
Brian Beutler
In the hours after a mass shooting, all of a sudden, gun activists go quiet. It's all part of a calculated strategy
Navy yard shooter Aaron Alexis was treated for mental illness
Associated Press
His problems reportedly included paranoia and a sleep disorder
Medical marijuana sprouts in Israel
April M. Short
And the Israeli government is funding breakthrough research on the healing potential of the cannabis plant
Ditto boys: An elite Christian education
Jeff Sharlet
Take a tour of Westmont, a feeder school for the next generation of religious right leaders
Study: Poverty causes poor decision making
DRAKE BAER
Anxiety caused by the lack of funds can impair people's ability to choose
Inside an outpatient rehab clinic, allegations of kickbacks and shoddy care
Jake Bernstein
A New York clinic highlights a quiet national scandal
“Orange is the New Black” author: Prison wastes time, human potential and money
Kristen Gwynne
Writer Piper Kerman examines sexuality in prison, the cruelty of guards and marijuana legalization
Tom Friedman’s bizarre fantasy: Here’s who he needs to meet
Livia Gershon
The Times pundit's vision of the U.S. economy is narrow and frightening. He should meet people like Karl Tiedemann
How our society breeds anxiety, depression and dysfunction
Bruce E. Levine
Our belief in “progress” has increased our expectations. The result is mass disappointment
What about Jerusalem makes people go crazy?
Christine Montross
A disorder where the history-laden city triggers a psychotic event
A cruel letter brings out the trolls
Mary Elizabeth Williams
When someone left a mean letter for the family of an autistic kid, the response was just as mean
Where are the West Coast superheroes?
Matthew Wolf-Meyer
The West Coast Avengers is one of only a handful of entries in the American West-based comic book canon
New York placing mentally ill inmates in solitary
Christie Thompson
Although the state prison system says it's committed to treating sick prisoners, its actions indicate otherwise
Why men kill their families on Sundays in August
Colin Lecher
A study on "family annihilators" found that estranged fathers often murder their family members on summer weekends
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