The Return of Moral Panic
A scholar tries—and fails—to rehabilitate the sex-abuse hysteria of the '80s.
Psychology/Psychiatry
The Secret of Riot Cops' Confidence?
Okay the tear gas and tasers probably help but the mere act of marching in uniform may advance aggression according to UCLA researchers.
The Trouble with Conspiracy Science
What the social scientists and psychologists who study conspiracy theories get wrong.
The Texas GOP Stands on a Platform of Ignorance
Everything really is bigger down in Texas, including our embarrassments.
Techno-Panic Self-Parody Alert
A member of the "Fox News Medical A-Team" attacks Facebook and video games.
Santa Barbara Stabbing and Shooting Spree Can Be Used to Advance All Kinds of Agendas
But especially the ones trotted out after every sufficiently newsworthy tragedy like this
Could Therapy Culture Help Explain Elliot Rodger's Rampage?
One of the terrifying achievements of the modern cult of therapy has been to churn out a generation of people completely focused on the self and in constant need of validation from others.
Friday A/V Club: Fascism, Anarchy, and Democracy in After-School Clubs
Kurt Lewin's experiment in leadership styles: the movie
New York State Assembly Considers Bill Requiring Psychological Examinations of all Public School Students
How about psych exams for legislators first?
Remember the Hakkens? Man Who Fled to Cuba with Children Declared Insane.
Anti-government conspiracies singled out
Bipolar Tanzanian Man Granted U.S. Asylum over Disorder
Country treats mental illnesses as a form of demonic possession
Sandy Hook Shooter's Father to Turn Over Son's Medical Records
In order to help with investigation
Man in Okla. Church Bombing Plot Found Not Guilty Due to Insanity
Had plotted to blow up dozens of churches
North Carolina Teen Killed by Police After Family Calls for Assistance
Lesson 4,305 on why to never call police for help
Fake Mandela Memorial Interpreter Hospitalized
Seeking psychiatric treatment, according to his wife
American Psych Assoc: Don't Recognize "Affluenza" Diagnosis Used in Juvenile's Defense in Fatal DUI
Texas teen faced up to 20 years in prison, will do 10 years of probation instead
Feds Dealt with Mentally Ill Soldiers Following WWII with Lobotomies
Around 2,000 or more given the treatment
Supreme Court Restores Death Sentence in Kansas Murder Case
Defendant argued Fifth Amendment violation for being forced to submit to mental health testing
