Family: Man Who Set Himself on Fire at National Mall Was Mentally Ill
Was not a political statement
Psychology/Psychiatry
Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Small Children Leveling Off
Following the huge boom of the '90s
Psychiatric Hold Gives Doctors More Power Over Amanda Bynes Than Conservatorship Would Give Mother
Doctors gave mother power to make medical, financial decisions for Bynes instead
FBI: Naval Yard Shooter Was Delusional
Believed he was being controlled by electro-magnetic waves
Video Games Are Now a Dominant Entertainment Option. Why Is Gaming Still Treated Like a Subculture?
Why is a recreation that virtually all males (and a majority of females) do still seen as a problem?
Navy Yard Shooter Called RI Police, Claiming to Hear Voices
Thought people in hotel room next door were plotting against him
'The Video Games Did It!' The Stupid Response to Mass Violence That Has Infinite Lives
When society won't take "This guy appears to have mental problems" as an answer
Nevada Pushes Back on California's Claims of Mental Patient Dumping
State officials say evidence is lacking
Judge Extends Psychiatric Hold on Amanda Bynes to Up to a Year
Started with a 72-hour hold, doctors considering 60 days
Court Upholds Calif. Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors
Not a First Amendment issue because unlicensed practitioners can still offer it.
The Job Market Needs More Women Gamers
Study with all-female players shows video games improve important cognitive skills
SF to Sue Nevada Over Dumping of Mental Patients
Accused of busing 500 patients to the state and leaving them
Foster Children Put on Psychotropic Medication, Big Money for Foster Parents
67 percent of children aged 13 to 17 in Texas are on at least one psychiatric medication
The Gray Areas of Gray Matter
Neuroimaging is pretty cool, but it can't do what its most enthusiastic boosters claim.
The Case for Prison Reform
It's time to fix what's wrong with America's criminal justice system.
Actress Amanda Bynes Placed in Psychiatric Hold
Allegedly started fire in somebody's driveway
The Last Days of Ernest Hemingway
He thought the FBI was spying on him—and he was right.
James Holmes' Lawyers Blocked from Attending Psych Exam
Any information divulged can be used against the alleged Aurora shooter
What The New York Times Missed When It Tried to Explain Conspiracy Theories
Powerful people can be paranoid too.
CDC Claims One in Five Children Has a Mental Disorder
Well when you pathologize all out-of-the-ordinary behavior, what do you expect?
3,000 Doctors Protest New Edition of Psychiatry Manual
Fear it will leave to unnecessary drug treatments
You've Got Your Nerves in My Depression!
A book on the "depression" diagnosis takes its critique in the wrong direction.
Nevada Mental Hospital Investigated for Dumping Patients in Other States
May have broken laws
Large Soda Ban Could Lead to Even More Consumption
Psych study participants drawn to drink "bundle" offers, bypassing limits
Mass Stabbing Suspect Held for Psych Evaluation
Charged with three counts of aggravated assault
