Showing results for: mental illness (page 68)
My bipolar awakening
Jowita Bydlowska
I always clung to the idea that I had a quirky personality -- until the evidence became overwhelming
Ryan’s secret Adelson fundraiser
Alex Seitz-Wald
Ryan raises cash with Sheldon Adelson; Linda McMahon wins in Connecticut; and other top Wednesday stories
Pot: Not just for losers!
Martin Lee
Medical-marijuana foes want to keep kids drug-free. But legalization hasn't led to youthful experimentation
Mental illness in CO case
P. Solomon Banda
Defense lawyers say the Aurora shooting suspect is mentally ill, prompting concerns among victims and families
Healthcare in Appalachia: Dying for a ride
Frank Browning
No matter what changes we make to healthcare, in rural America, simply getting to the doctor is a big problem
Psychiatry’s legitimacy crisis
Andrew Scull
A new book examines whether medical professionals have transformed normal human emotion into mental disease
Do Olympians get OCD?
Sarah Amandolare
Our latest rude question has been on your mind too: The quest for perfection must drive Olympians a little crazy
Marcus Druery: Another questionable Texas execution
Rania Khalek
Will Texas execute a man who thinks speakers broadcast his thoughts and Kim Kardashian was a witness to his crime?
Jayson Blair: Jonah Lehrer’s story reminds me of my own
David Daley
The former New York Times reporter says fabulists cross the line out of fear they can't live up to expectations
NRA “point man” recants
Alex Seitz-Wald
The Republican lawmaker who killed gun safety research teams up with the scientist he targeted
Colorado shooting suspect to be formally charged
Nicholas Riccardi
Colorado prosecutors plan to formally charge James Eagan Holmes on Monday
Unemployment causes violence
Lynn Parramore
For young people facing a tough job market, the chances of tragedies increase: suicide rates and violence spike
Muzzled by a disaster
David Sirota
Post-Aurora, the predictable spectacle followed, allowing Obama, Romney and everyone to avoid the tough questions
“Broken Harbor”: Suburban gothic
Laura Miller
Tana French's brilliant new crime novel plumbs an impossible murder in an abandoned Irish housing development
Dark side of a Bain success
Art Levine
A for-profit health company bought by Bain -- that Romney profits from -- has exploded in size and tales of neglect
“The Dark Knight Rises”: Does Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” hold up?
Andrew O'Hehir
We revisit the first films of Christopher Nolan's trilogy, filled with thrills and a biting critique of America
Rick Scott’s true TB blunder
Kent Sepkowitz
The Florida governor's rejection of Medicaid funds could prove more dangerous than his closure of a TB hospital
The untold story of Koch twins and Mitt Romney
Alex Seitz-Wald
David and Bill Koch haven't always loved each other. But they both share a big soft spot for Mitt Romney
Redefining addiction
Dr. Richard Juman
The revision of the DSM—the shrinks' bible—has infuriated addiction specialists and advocates
We’re wired to sing
David P. Barash
New science shows an evolutionary reason for our love of Mozart and Carly Rae Jepsen: It binds us together
I’m in love with a psychotic
Cary Tennis
She was the most amazing person I'd ever met. Within days, I had to have her committed
Procrastination rules
Frank Partnoy
More Americans than ever are concerned they're putting off work too much -- but science suggests it may not be bad
My agnostic AA
Jowita Bydlowska
My sponsor fired me, and this made me wonder: should AA be adapted to fit the demands of its newer members?
Sex, facing death
Anthony Swofford
My brother -- athlete and veteran -- was dying. I wanted to make his deathbed wish come true, in my own way
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