Psychology/Psychiatry

Civil Liberties

Marine Suing for Facebook-Related Detention

Was forced into a psychiatric ward over posts

Reason Staff | 8.30.2012 6:30 PM

Policy

Anders Breivik, Psycho Killer?

The mass murderer's sentencing highlights the fine line between ideology and insanity.

Jacob Sullum | 8.29.2012 7:00 AM

Culture

Aurora Shooter Told Classmate He Wanted to Kill People

Had allegedly also threatened a professor.

Reason Staff | 8.24.2012 4:00 PM

Policy

Anders Breivik and the Fine Line Between Ideology and Insanity

Jacob Sullum | 8.24.2012 11:57 AM

Policy

Virginia Judge Orders the Release of a Man Imprisoned for His Scary Political Opinions

Jacob Sullum | 8.23.2012 5:10 PM

Policy

Why is Ex-Marine Brandon J. Raub Being Held in a Psych Ward and What Does It Say About Today's America?

Nick Gillespie | 8.22.2012 7:17 PM

Culture

The Demise of Social Science

Is rampant addiction to porn and video games really ruining a generation of men?

Jacob Sullum | 8.14.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Being Treated for Bipolar Disorder

Medical leave finally explained.

Reason Staff | 8.13.2012 11:59 PM

Science & Technology

DSM Editor Says 'Mental Disorders Most Certainly Are Not Diseases'

Jacob Sullum | 8.10.2012 11:22 AM

Culture

JetBlue Pilot Has Another Psychotic Episode

Judge orders man who "went berserk" in mid-air earlier in the year in custody for another 30 days.

Reason Staff | 8.9.2012 2:15 PM

Policy

Report: Aurora Shooter's Psychatrist Warned School

Six weeks before shooting, University's threat assessment team contacted.

Reason Staff | 8.1.2012 10:00 PM

Politics

Study: Politicians and Psychopaths Aren't So Different

Melanie Kruvelis | 8.1.2012 12:11 PM

Civil Liberties

Is the Lesson of the Aurora Shooting That We Need Better (Or More Compulsory) Mental Health Services in the U.S.?

Lucy Steigerwald | 7.25.2012 7:45 PM

Policy

Isn't It a Shame the Less Well-to-Do Can't Afford to Have Their Relatives Kidnapped By the State Over Their Consumption Choices?

Brian Doherty | 7.11.2012 2:44 PM

Politics

Has the "Violent Political Rhetoric" Panic Come to an End?

Jesse Walker | 7.5.2012 11:14 AM

Policy

Is an Unknown Drug or an Unverifiable Mental Disorder a Better Explanation for Face Eating Than a Voodoo Curse?

Jacob Sullum | 7.5.2012 3:14 AM

Policy

The Horror of Drug-Boosted Grades and SAT Scores

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2012 7:36 AM

Policy

How Psychiatrists Make Drugs More Addictive

Jacob Sullum | 5.14.2012 4:21 PM

Science & Technology

Editors of Psychiatric Bible Exhibit Pseudoscientific Delusional Syndrome

Jacob Sullum | 5.9.2012 1:49 PM

Policy

Why Is Nurse Jackie's Drug Habit a Problem?

Jacob Sullum | 5.3.2012 12:57 PM

Policy

Children Are Unfeeling Sociopaths

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.26.2012 12:47 PM

Politics

Mad Enough to Lead

The insanity of politicians and the politics of insanity

Lucy Steigerwald | 4.24.2012 10:30 AM

Culture

The Medicalization of Rebellion

The long, shameful history of using science to stigmatize dissent

Sheldon Richman | 4.21.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

ELIZA Gets Drafted

Jesse Walker | 4.20.2012 10:22 AM

Policy

It Might Be Premature to Blame 'Meth Babies' for Imposing 'Tremendous Burdens on Society'

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2012 5:52 PM

Policy

Do People Eat Too Much Because They Enjoy It Too Little?

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2012 3:37 PM

Policy

If You Recover From Asperger's, You Never Really Had It

Jacob Sullum | 2.1.2012 2:59 PM

Science & Technology

Good Grief vs. Bad Depression

Jacob Sullum | 1.25.2012 3:36 PM

Policy

UK Nanny State: Let's Send Gamers to Rehab

Nick Sibilla | 1.25.2012 2:42 PM

Policy

Why Is There an Adderall Shortage? Because Demand Exceeds Supply. Duh.

Jacob Sullum | 12.28.2011 1:15 PM

Policy

Smart Kids Do Drugs

Jacob Sullum | 12.6.2011 4:28 PM

Policy

Review Questions Warnings About Meth's Mental Effects

Jacob Sullum | 11.17.2011 12:07 PM

Economics

Reason.tv: Evolutionary Psychologist Gad Saad on Consumerism, Sex, Advertising, and Human Nature

Zach Weissmueller | 11.15.2011 12:42 PM

Policy

Pediatrician Group Seeks to Boost ADHD Diagnoses

Jacob Sullum | 10.18.2011 6:42 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: John Tierney - Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Katherine Mangu-Ward and Joshua Swain | 10.4.2011 3:00 PM

Politics

Diagnosing in the Dark

The continuing relevance of Thomas Szasz's assault on psychiatric pretensions

Jacob Sullum | 9.27.2011 7:00 AM

Policy

New Evidence Supports Sequential Presentation of Suspect Photos to Eyewitnesses

Jacob Sullum | 9.21.2011 3:27 PM

Policy

Springfield Police Arrive Seven Months Late for a Suicide

Jacob Sullum | 9.21.2011 11:38 AM

Politics

The Evolution of Liberty

A discussion about brain, belief, and politics

Ronald Bailey | 9.13.2011 4:30 PM

Policy

Who Will Protect Children From Dangerously Exciting Cartoons?

Jacob Sullum | 9.12.2011 3:32 PM

Politics

Why Are People "Irrationally" Generous to Strangers?

New research finds that nice guys tend to finish first.

Ronald Bailey | 7.26.2011 6:00 PM

Culture

Timothy Leary Speaks from Beyond the Grave

Jesse Walker | 7.5.2011 12:25 PM

Politics

A 'Compelling Interest' to Restrict Video Games Requires More Than Pediatricians' Prejudices

Jacob Sullum | 6.29.2011 12:01 PM

Policy

Marcia Angell on 'The Illusions of Psychiatry' (Part II)

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2011 12:04 PM

Policy

The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything: 20 to 30

Jacob Sullum | 6.23.2011 4:06 PM

Policy

The Government's Addiction Expert Says We Like What We Like Because We Like It

Jacob Sullum | 6.14.2011 6:27 PM