A man turns himself in to police for old traffic tickets, tells them he has schizophrenia, and after an altercation at a Kansas City, Kansas, jail, is dead less than 48 hours later.
mental illness
Posted inBooks
Are You There, Judy?
Even as she showed deep empathy for young girls, Judy Blume remained a mystery to herself.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Donald Trump Is Profoundly Ignorant
It’s compounded by the ways this president perpetuates his own ignorance.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2017
Mind-Body Connections
How four counties in Pennsylvania are improving the lives of patients suffering from both serious mental illness and chronic health conditions.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
Trump Won’t Quit Until He Is Blocked
The president lives in the calm eye of his own hurricane and can’t see the destruction he causes.
Posted inFeatured, Politics
The Ghost of Barry Goldwater and the Censorship of American Psychiatrists
Psychiatrists like myself aren’t supposed to speak up about politicians’ mental health. That needs to change.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Feeling Threatened, Trump Will Become Even More Dangerous
His self-inflicted injuries are creating a spiral from which there is no turning back.
Posted inPolitical Animal
We Need to Talk About Trump’s Mental Health
There are major political concerns to having an unstable president.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Trump’s Mental Unfitness on Display at the Press Conference
There are no signs that this is a stable presidency.
Posted inPolitical Animal
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Speech Is About You
He has all the indicators of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
