Thursday morning, I saw that James Frey, author of bestselling A Million Little Pieces, and his publisher were appearing on Oprah. I told my staff if she is still supporting him, I’m going to write her a letter. My concerns were allayed from the opening bell. With Oprah’s first salvo, […]
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(If you haven’t read yesterday’s blog, A Million Little Lies, start here.) A Million Little Pieces author James Frey appeared on Larry King Live Wednesday evening, 1-11-06, to answer questions raised about the authenticity of his memoir. Most strikingly, he was not at all like Trudeau, who in defense of […]
Or a thousand little lies, or a hundred, or … When do you stop counting and begin to doubt the truthfulness of what a person says? I have seen patients over the years who fabricate so much they don’t know what the truth is. On 1-10-06 the major news services […]
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder responds to medications that enhance serotonin levels. It can be inferred that the cause relates to dropping serotonin levels as estrogen levels fall (since estrogen increases serotonin). Lowering serotonin levels only causes mood symptoms in women who have a genetic predisposition or previous history of depression. Unlike […]
It’s frustrating trying to figure out what happened in the Miami airport this Wednesday. For the first time in U.S. history, a passenger was gunned down on the jetway after he abruptly left the plane just before takeoff. At first it seemed tragically clear cut. He had Bipolar disorder, was […]
We received an email recently about a patient who was suffering from significant distress and got nothing but the run-around from her doctors. She had undergone extensive testing but was not given any clear feedback or results, and was basically let go with no explanation or significant treatment. Her son […]
During the month since my last blog, there have been several issues that were interesting or irritating to me. But none *inspired* me to write an article. It finally occurred to me to ask for suggestions. What issues are you passionate about that I can address through the blog? Please […]
On Saturday, October 1st, the CNN question of the day inviting audience emails was whether former secretary of education William Bennett is a racist. Is that really the question? Is what he said about aborting all black babies decreasing the crime rate true? And if it’s true, doesn’t he have […]
Let’s rub her nose in it! That will teach her a lesson. We’ll all feel better. The world seems like a safer place. Pictures of the "runaway bride" (Jennifer Wilbanks) are in the papers this week – mowing the grass at a probation center. She is to spend 120 hours […]
I saw an interview last week on the Today Show with the lawyer for Debra Lafave, the 23 school teacher in Florida accused of sexual assault of a 14 year old male student. Her lawyer is seeking an insanity defense because what she did is obviously insane. He felt that […]