Mental Illness - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/mental_illness/?source=rss&aim=mental_illness en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT Republican politicians have no empathy By Joe Conason Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/09/11/republicans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/09/11/republicans/index.html?source=rss They only want government to intervene when they suffer personally -- so let's yank their federal health insurance There's a six-lane traffic jam in my head! By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/traffic_jam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/traffic_jam/index.html?source=rss My thoughts run in circles! I'm all mixed up! Critics' Picks: Suicide boys By Heather Havrilesky Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/03/boy_interrupted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/03/boy_interrupted/index.html?source=rss "Boy Interrupted" tells the story of an emotionally unstable kid whose parents loved him -- but it wasn't enough The Army denies that combat stress causes homicide By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss An Army report seems to confirm a Salon investigation linking battle stress to murder. But the Army begs to differ Tale of the secret Army tape By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/09/ptsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/09/ptsd/index.html?source=rss 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. After OCD: What next? By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/11/ocd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/11/ocd/index.html?source=rss I spent so many years depressed and anxious, now I feel like Rip Van Winkle My 19-year-old son is out of control By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/10/wayward_son/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/10/wayward_son/index.html?source=rss He's lost, he's getting locked up, he's tempting fate -- and I don't seem to be able to protect him! My wife is bipolar. Should I leave and take the kids? By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss She attempted suicide and brandished a knife. How do I protect our children? My mother is crazy -- what can I do? By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/08/insane_mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/08/insane_mother/index.html?source=rss She has persecution complexes and paranoia, which is why she won't see a doctor! There are four people living in my head By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/20/voices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/20/voices/index.html?source=rss I talk to my voices, I know what they look like, and it's starting to scare me. "This report does not find pressure to change clinical diagnoses" Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/09/each/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/09/each/index.html?source=rss 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. "I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD" By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/08/tape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/08/tape/index.html?source=rss 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. The monster inside my son By Ann Bauer Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/26/bauer_autism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/26/bauer_autism/index.html?source=rss For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew. Soldier suicides skyrocket By Mark Benjamin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/19/army_suicides/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/19/army_suicides/index.html?source=rss But a tepid Senate hearing on Wednesday, with no testimony from lower-ranking combat troops from Iraq or Afghanistan, does little to explain why. Coming home: The conclusion By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/14/coming_home_five/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/14/coming_home_five/index.html?source=rss 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. "That young man never should have come into the Army" By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/13/coming_home_four/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/13/coming_home_four/index.html?source=rss 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. "You're a pussy and a scared little kid" By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/11/coming_home_three/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/11/coming_home_three/index.html?source=rss John Needham returned from Iraq, suffering from combat stress. If he had received proper care, would he be standing trial for murder? "Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork" By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two/index.html?source=rss Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead. Mark Waltz, Kenneth Lehman, Chad Barrett By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two_sidebar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two_sidebar/index.html?source=rss The details of three more deaths that might have been prevented among Fort Carson-based soldiers. My bipolar husband smokes pot on the sly By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/10/bipolar_and_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/10/bipolar_and_marijuana/index.html?source=rss His doctor says not to but he tokes up anyway. Death in the USA: The Army's fatal neglect By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_intro/index.html?source=rss 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. "The Death Dealers took my life!" By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_one/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_one/index.html?source=rss Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously. I'm not ready to be a stepmom By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/13/kid_with_nanny/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/13/kid_with_nanny/index.html?source=rss If I marry, I get a 16-year-old who can barely take care of herself. I suffer from hair-pulling disorder By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/06/trichotillomania/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/06/trichotillomania/index.html?source=rss I compulsively pluck my eyebrows and have to draw them on -- I'm terrified I will be found out. Princess Leia's wild, bipolar adventures By Rebecca Traister Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/12/03/fisher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/12/03/fisher/index.html?source=rss 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.