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Entries by Dr. Harold Koplewicz from 05/2011

Drug Addiction: Stigma Paints it as a Choice, Not a Mental Illness

| Posted 05.11.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: Mental Illness, Addiction Mental Illness, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Addiction & Recovery, Drug Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse, Healthy Living Mind, Huffington Post News

Drug abuse and addiction are tragic things, but they are not character traits. Just as depression is a no-fault mental illness, so is addiction.

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Trudie Styler on Living with ADHD and Dyslexia: Don't Give Up, Do Reach Out

| Posted 05.24.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mental Health, Trudie Styler, Adhd, Dyslexia, Trudie Styler Adhd, Trudie Styler Dyslexia, Healthy Living News

At the ninth annual Adam Jeffrey Katz Memorial Lecture at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College May 17, Trudie Styler talked to me about her experiences growing up with ADHD and dyslexia.

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Bringing Up Baby Without Gender: A Risky Social Experiment?

| Posted 05.27.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Parenting, Genderless Baby, Storm the Baby, Baby Storm, Psychology of Gender, Gender Identity, Gender-Neutral Baby, Gender-Neutral Parenting, Gender-Free Baby, Healthy Living News

Baby Storm is four months old; it lives in Toronto, Canada, and is as cute as can be. Wait -- "it"?

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