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...
Postpartum Psychosis
Postpartum Psychosis: The Science and the Seeds of Tragedy for Andrea Yates and Family
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...
What if we faced the truth about Andrea Yates?
"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....
Supreme Court Turns Back On Mental Illness
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...
Guilty Again! By Reason of Insanity
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...
Guilty by reason of …
Please, somebody wake me up and tell me I've been having a bad dream. I didn't just read that the District Attorney in Collin County...