Most people who read the editorial in the Friday March 27th Dallas Morning News will totally relate to the indignation toward the abusive behavior of a Dallas police officer, Robert Powell. He showed such a lack of empathic understanding and social intelligence that it challenges our faith in mankind. Most people will […]
In the Media
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Two thunderous standing ovations highlighted this year’s APA meeting. They were as different as you could imagine. An intimate conversation with Brooke Shields about her battle against nature’s cruelest mood disorder – postpartum depression – and Dr. John Nash (A Beautiful Mind) reading a paper he wrote in which he […]
I generally love to fly – it’s great for reading or doing the crossword puzzle with my wife. Thursday morning (08-10-2006) the news was dominated by the early morning arrest in London of over twenty Islamic terrorists who were in the final stages of plans to blow up ten jumbo […]
What do we know about the cause of postpartum psychosis? Hormones, especially estrogen, have a significant effect on mood. Estrogen raises serotonin. When estrogen drops precipitously, as it does premenstrually, postpartum, and at the onset of menopause – the brain serotonin levels drop. In women who are sensitive to low […]
“They found Andrea Yates not guilty,” my receptionist said to me Wednesday afternoon. I was delighted and surprised. I felt proud to be a Texan. Twelve jurors were able to do the right thing in spite of an almost impossible legal standard complicated by obstacles and hurdles imposed by a […]
The Supreme Court this week turned their back on patients with severe psychiatric illness – as in “we ain’t lettin’ no crazy people off the hook.” They also turned back toward the dark ages where psychosis was thought of as totally mysterious, or demonic possession. After reviewing a case where […]
Give me something to fix my problem. Don’t give me anything that could ever cause any side-effects … Fortunately most people are fair and reasonable. They know anything strong enough to significantly change brain functioning, put you to sleep, stop panic attacks or anxiety, relieve depression, or improve focus and […]
The legal system has again failed and is directly responsible for the hung jury in Collin County, Texas. The Dallas Morning News front page article for Friday, 2-24-06 reads "Jurors deadlocked in Plano mother’s murder trial." This whole story is so bizarre, that unlike the recent memoir "Pieces," this one […]
Last Friday, February 10, 2006, headlines reported "Warnings advised on ADHD drugs." A 15 member advisory committee recommended (by a vote of 8-7) to the FDA that a black box be added to the labeling of stimulants used to treat ADHD. Concern about serious cardiovascular side effects is mainly due […]
Last week, RandomHouse.com posted “a note to the reader,” written by James Frey. It will be added to future printings of A Million Little Pieces. When we put the pieces together he’s given us, what picture do we see? Take One: Give the Guy a Break! Taken as a […]