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The Book Stops Here

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:00pm
The American Psychiatric Association’s official manual of mental disorders, newly revised, may not be ideal, but it offers clinicians a common language.

With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Care

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:00pm
As Republicans and Democrats in Texas House and Senate hash out the details of the state’s 2014-15 budget, one issue they are not arguing about is support for mental health.

A Cloudy Revelation From Quinn

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:00pm
Christine C. Quinn’s recent disclosure that she had suffered from bulimia in her 20s was part of an effort to deepen her image with voters, but the effect is unclear.

Making a Hard Choice for a Soft Landing

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:00pm
If I had to change — and it was clear that something had to give — I wanted to become someone who could love and be loved, for the long haul.

Hair Goop, Presented With Wit

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:00pm
Simon Doonan will design the Duane Reade window displays for the Tonys; Vera Wang speaks out about childhood anxiety; Karlie Kloss helps deliver jeans for taller women; and Kate Hudson on becoming a designer for Ann Taylor.

Cascading Confessions

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 10:00pm
The revelations of two famous women help bring their diseases out of the shadows.

Council Speaker Recounts Her Struggles With Bulimia and Alcoholism

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:00pm
Christine C. Quinn opened up about her bulimia and the alcoholism that accompanied it, which she will discuss at a speech at Barnard College and in a memoir to be published next month.

Mental Evaluations Endorse Insanity Plea in Colorado Shootings, Defense Says

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:00pm
Lawyers for James E. Holmes, who is accused of killing 12 people in a movie theater, changed his plea on Monday from not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity.

City Plans New Approach to Disciplining Mentally Ill Inmates

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 10:00pm
New York City’s new policy, which will include counseling and medicine, is intended as an alternative to solitary confinement and aims to address the increase in such prisoners.

Kathleen Nokes and Dorothy Hickey

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 10:00pm
The couple, one a professor of nursing and the other a nursing consultant, both have expertise in caring for those with H.I.V. They married in Stone Ridge, N.Y.

Why the Fuss Over the D.S.M.-5?

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 10:00pm
The new handbook of diagnoses won’t matter much to practicing psychiatrists.

Emotional Recovery Seen Possible for Victims of Prolonged Abuse

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:00pm
Experts see a long road ahead for the women freed from a Cleveland house, and a need for family support, therapy and privacy.

Colorado: Massacre Suspect Pursues Insanity Defense

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 10:00pm
Defense lawyers for James E. Holmes, charged with opening fire on a packed Aurora movie theater last summer, said Tuesday that he intended to plead not guilty by reason of insanity in the attack.

Psychiatry’s Guide Is Out of Touch With Science, Experts Say

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 10:00pm
Weeks before a new edition of the so-called bible of mental disorders is released, the federal government’s most prominent psychiatric expert has said it suffers from a “lack of validity.”

Is That God Talking?

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 10:00pm
Hearing voices may be a sign of prayerful intensity, not mental illness.

Attention-Deficit Drugs Face New Campus Rules

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:00pm
Misuse of attention deficit drugs has become a problem on campuses, and colleges are reconsidering how — and even if — their student health offices should try to diagnose A.D.H.D.

The Brain: Our Food-Traffic Controller

Sat, 04/27/2013 - 10:00pm
Understanding how the brain responds to sweets may be our best hope for controlling obesity.

The Problem With How We Treat Bipolar Disorder

Sat, 04/27/2013 - 10:00pm
The doctors could address my symptoms. But they didn’t much care about my vanishing sense of self.

Boston Victims Face Long Path to Recovery

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 10:00pm
Many of the over 260 people injured in the Boston Marathon bombings suffered complex wounds that will require several more operations.

In a First, Judge Orders Legal Aid for Mentally Disabled Immigrants Facing Deportation

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 10:00pm
The decision is the first time a court has required the government to provide legal assistance for any group of people before the nation’s immigration courts.
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