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Salon.com March 13, 2002 Janelle Brown |
Swift injustice Anger and frustration dominate reactions to the quick guilty verdict in the murder trial of Andrea Yates...  |
Salon.com March 14, 2002 Douglas Cruickshank |
The Andrea Yates verdict is insane A mentally ill mother is guilty of little more than extraordinary need and dangerous fragility, and both are beyond her control...  |
Salon.com March 13, 2002 Suzanne O'Malley |
Worst-case scenario I knew it was coming, but it's still hard to accept: In Texas, mental illness is not a defense to murder...  |
Reason July 2007 Brian Doherty |
'You Can't See Why on an fMRI' What science can, and can't, tell us about the insanity defense.  |
ifeminists July 8, 2003 Todd Andrew Barnett |
Christine Wilhelm: "Mentally Ill" Victim or Murderer? Christine Wilhelm, the mother who stands accused of murdering her four-year old son Luke by drowning him in a bathtub in their home near Vermont on April 16th, 2002, has become the latest poster girl of the mental health field establishment.  |
ifeminists July 15, 2003 Todd Andrew Barnett |
The Conviction of Christine Wilhelm The verdict is in: Christine Wilhelm, the mother who confessed to killing her four-year-old son Luke and attempted murder of her five-year-old son Peter in a bathtub in their home, has been found guilty of second degree murder.  |
Reason May 2005 Jacob Sullum |
Thomas Szasz Takes on His Critics In Szasz Under Fire: The Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His Critics, edited by Jeffrey A. Schaler, Szasz sticks to his guns and scores many points, but his responses are not always completely satisfying.  |
Salon.com July 11, 2001 Amy Benfer |
A history of failure Author and psychologist Bruce Levine pummels psychiatry, psychotropic drugs and the role both may have played in the case of Andrea Yates...  |
ifeminists July 26, 2006 Tony Zizza |
Are Affluent Teens The Latest Victims Of Mental Illness? Everything in America is viewed through the prism of alleged mental illness. Affluent teenagers are just today's advertising copy for the next psych drug and insurance billing code.  |
Job Journal May 28, 2006 Rich Heintz |
Do You Have a Head for Mental Health Work? Would working in the field of mental health make you happy? Here is a look at some professions.  |
Salon.com May 26, 2000 Dawn MacKeen |
Shrinks under scrutiny Should shrinks probe the violent fantasies of patients? They often don't. And that failure can be tragic.  |
Job Journal November 18, 2007 Julia Hollister |
Mental Health Staffing Shortages a Real Headache Trained professionals in the mental health field are in short supply.  |
ifeminists August 11, 2004 Tony Zizza |
The New Child Abuse: Mandatory Mental Health Screenings Politicians and pharmaceutical companies must believe there is something noble in the entire U.S. population being labeled with a mental disorder, and subsequently drugged.  |
ifeminists November 17, 2004 Byron Fraser |
Review: Your Drug May Be Your Problem Excerpts from the book Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications by Peter Breggin and David Cohen delineating the adverse effects of these medications and how to stop taking them.  |
Salon.com May 25, 2000 J.B. Orenstein |
Who will care for the crazy? She was 18 and had been found hanging by a noose. But the moment I saw her insurer, I knew she was one of the lucky ones.  |
ifeminists March 12, 2004 Carey Roberts |
Misbehaving Women, Chivalry Justice Feminism has told us that women must now be treated equally with men. That means equal rights and equal responsibilities. Isn't it only just and fair that we stop reflexively blaming men for the misbehavior of women?  |
American Family Physician March 1, 2006 |
Caring for Your New Baby An informative guide: How many wet diapers should my baby have?... How often should my baby have a bowel movement should I give my baby vitamin D?... What is jaundice?... How should I care for my baby's umbilical cord?... etc.  |
ifeminists March 24, 2009 Tony Zizza |
Mental health stats merit scrutiny I don't believe the mental health system in Tennessee, or in this country for that matter, faces a severe crisis.  |
ifeminists September 29, 2004 Glenn Sacks |
'Fatal Fathers' Myth Promoted in Wake of Peterson, Hacking Cases The wife of a murdered husband is far less likely to be considered a serious suspect than the husband of a murdered wife. And even when women are suspected, they are much more likely to be seen as having acted in self-defense.  |