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A guide to Halloween on TV
Show TrackerTV may be the best place to celebrate Halloween, except for Halloween parties and trick-or-treating! Here's a guide to Halloween-related programming in the run up to the holiday.... -
Accused soldier's family searches for answers
Tears come to Elizabeth Russell's eyes when she thinks of the five Americans her son is accused of gunning down in a moment of rage in Iraq. She prays for them at St. Patrick Catholic Church in nearby Denison: the Navy officer, the Army psychiatrist...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Medical Specialization, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Court Preliminary, Murder
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The DSM story
The DSM story
DSM-I Published in 1952 Directed by William C. Menninger, a psychiatrist and brigadier general.
The focus was on treatment of soldiers. Listed 106 disorders.
DSM-II 1968 Listed 182 disorders.
Many conditions were seen as abnormal...Tags: Health, Health Organizations
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Revising the book on mental illness
After years of research, professional infighting and maneuvering from various interest groups, the nation's psychiatrists Tuesday unveiled proposed changes to the manual used to diagnose and treat mental disorders around the world.
The draft document,...Tags: Education, Illnesses, Casino and Gambling Industry, Behavioral Conditions, Lotteries
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J.D. Salinger dies at 91; reclusive author of 'The Catcher in the Rye'
After "The Catcher in the Rye" exploded onto the literary scene in 1951, author J.D. Salinger had what every writer yearns for -- money, fame and critical acclaim. "Catcher" became a touchstone for the teenage culture just emerging in post-World War II...Tags: Cults and Sects, Buddhism, Joseph Heller, Carson McCullers, Judaism
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Brain shrinkage seen in those taking antipsychotic medications
A new study finds that one the fastest-growing classes of prescription drugs in the United States is linked to shrinkage in the brains of those who take it, raising some new questions about the widening use of antipsychotic medications.      Over a...Tags: Medical Specialization, Brain, Drugs and Medicines, Schizophrenia, Pharmaceuticals
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Nothing sweet about this type of bitter
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou know them. I know them. And, increasingly, psychiatrists know them. People who feel they have been wronged by someone and are so bitter they can barely function other than to ruminate about their circumstances. This behavior is so common -- and so...Tags: Illnesses, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Mental Illness, Family
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Finally, hope for those with borderline personality disorder
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThey have the thinnest skin, the shortest fuses and take the hardest knocks. In psychiatrists' offices, they have long been viewed as among the most challenging patients to treat. They are the kind of people who drive a friend away for interfering and...Tags: Brain, Entertainment, University of California, Los Angeles, Social Sciences, Family
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Psychiatrists change their recommendations for depression's treatment
The American Psychiatric Assn., which labored to bring forth a revision of psychiatry’s “Bible” earlier this year, has just released a more modest opus likely to generate much discussion among mental health professionals. With the...Tags: Medical Specialization, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions, Arts and Culture
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Tracking the 'contagion' in suicide clusters
Last month, a Palo Alto high school saw its fourth student suicide since May. Questions loom large: Why did this cluster of suicides happen, and how can the cycle be stopped?
Public health officials and scientists use the term "suicide contagion" to...Tags: Illnesses, Education, Entertainment, Behavioral Conditions, Social Sciences
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Vaccines for drug addiction show promise
Vaccines to help people recover from such addictions as nicotine, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines now appear scientifically and medically achievable after doctors reported Monday that a vaccine to treat cocaine dependence had produced a large...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Pharmaceuticals, Behavioral Conditions, Addiction
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The food-mood connection
You've heard the claims: Chocolate evokes that loving feeling. Eating fish makes you smarter. Pure carbs calm you down. If you are what you eat, as they say, then it certainly stands to reason that food can influence mood and brain power.
The theory...Tags: Medical Specialization, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Society
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