Mental Illness

Republican politicians have no empathy Republican politicians have no empathy

They only want government to intervene when they suffer personally -- so let's yank their federal health insurance
By Joe Conason Sep 11, 2009

  • There's a six-lane traffic jam in my head!

    My thoughts run in circles! I'm all mixed up!
    By Cary Tennis October 19, 2009

  • Critics' Picks: Suicide boys

    "Boy Interrupted" tells the story of an emotionally unstable kid whose parents loved him -- but it wasn't enough
    By Heather Havrilesky August 3, 2009

  • The Army denies that combat stress causes homicide

    An Army report seems to confirm a Salon investigation linking battle stress to murder. But the Army begs to differ
    By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin July 16, 2009

  • Tale of the secret Army tape

    After a soldier taped a psychologist saying he'd been pressured not to diagnose PTSD, the Army launched an investigation. Read the details of how the Army declared itself innocent.
    By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna April 9, 2009

  • After OCD: What next?

    I spent so many years depressed and anxious, now I feel like Rip Van Winkle
    By Cary Tennis September 11, 2009

  • My 19-year-old son is out of control

    He's lost, he's getting locked up, he's tempting fate -- and I don't seem to be able to protect him!
    By Cary Tennis September 10, 2009

  • My wife is bipolar. Should I leave and take the kids?

    She attempted suicide and brandished a knife. How do I protect our children?
    By Cary Tennis June 26, 2009

  • My mother is crazy -- what can I do?

    She has persecution complexes and paranoia, which is why she won't see a doctor!
    By Cary Tennis June 8, 2009

  • There are four people living in my head

    I talk to my voices, I know what they look like, and it's starting to scare me.
    By Cary Tennis May 20, 2009

  • "This report does not find pressure to change clinical diagnoses"

    A summary of an Army investigation says some soldiers with PTSD may not get the diagnoses they deserve -- but nobody in the Army did anything wrong.
    April 9, 2009

  • "I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD"

    A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications.
    By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin April 8, 2009

  • The monster inside my son

    For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
    By Ann Bauer March 26, 2009

  • Soldier suicides skyrocket

    But a tepid Senate hearing on Wednesday, with no testimony from lower-ranking combat troops from Iraq or Afghanistan, does little to explain why.
    By Mark Benjamin March 19, 2009

  • Coming home: The conclusion

    In the final article in Salon's series, we ask what President Obama will do about the rise of suicide and murder among U.S. soldiers returning from combat.
    By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna February 14, 2009

  • "That young man never should have come into the Army"

    Kenneth Eastridge had PTSD before he ever donned a uniform or did two tours of duty in Iraq. Now he's in prison for his part in the murder of a fellow soldier.
    By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin February 13, 2009

  • "You're a pussy and a scared little kid"

    John Needham returned from Iraq, suffering from combat stress. If he had received proper care, would he be standing trial for murder?
    By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin February 11, 2009

  • "Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork"

    Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead.
    By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna February 10, 2009

  • Mark Waltz, Kenneth Lehman, Chad Barrett

    The details of three more deaths that might have been prevented among Fort Carson-based soldiers.
    By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin February 10, 2009

  • My bipolar husband smokes pot on the sly

    His doctor says not to but he tokes up anyway.
    By Cary Tennis February 10, 2009

  • Death in the USA: The Army's fatal neglect

    Returning U.S. combat soldiers are committing suicide and murder in alarming numbers. In a special series, Salon uncovers the habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths.
    By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna February 9, 2009

  • "The Death Dealers took my life!"

    Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously.
    By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna February 9, 2009

  • I'm not ready to be a stepmom

    If I marry, I get a 16-year-old who can barely take care of herself.
    By Cary Tennis January 13, 2009

  • I suffer from hair-pulling disorder

    I compulsively pluck my eyebrows and have to draw them on -- I'm terrified I will be found out.
    By Cary Tennis January 6, 2009

  • Princess Leia's wild, bipolar adventures

    Help her, Obi-Wan! Carrie Fisher's memoir of her life as a "Star Wars" icon and poster child for rehab and mental illness will likely make you laugh -- and cry.
    By Rebecca Traister December 3, 2008
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