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Gray Lady's Headlines Harm the Mentally Ill

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Media Coverage of Mental Illness, New York Times, Depression, Andrew Solomon, Schizophrenia, Media News
Robert David Jaffee

The Times should know better than to attribute suicide to economic matters such as unemployment. While the paper of record put the offensive phrase in quotes, it still should have been more careful with its language.

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Psychotropic Medication Is Not Evil

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: The Noonday Demon, Marcia Angell, Depression, New York Review of Books, Andrew Solomon, Schizophrenia, Antidepressants, Antidepressant Use, Do Antidepressants Work, Media News
Robert David Jaffee

Is there an epidemic of mental illness? That is the question posed by Marcia Angell in her two-part series in the New York Review of Books.

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Not Taking Antidepressants Could Be Riskier Than The Side Effects ?

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Heart Risk, Andrew Solomon, Anti-Depressants, Zoloft, Heart Disease, Home News
Robert David Jaffee

For years, it has been common knowledge that antidepressants can cause side effects, such as an upset stomach, muscle fatigue and decreased libido.

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Ground Zero Mosque Controversy Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Sauvage, David Berkowitz, Nora Rubel, Randi Cecchine, Rachel Levy, Rebecca Lieb, Julie Canter, Andrew Solomon, Park 51, Mayor Bloomberg, Ground Zero Mosque, Politics News
Susanna Speier

Not only is the Ground Zero Mosque controversy a misnomer in title -- the 51 Park Mosque and Community Center is not actually visible from the actual Ground Zero site -- but it misses the mark in a far scarier way.

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Father's Day Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aaron Landsman, Politiku, Andrew Solomon, Father's Day, Susanna Speier, David Amram, Michael O'Brien, Constance Congdon, Haiku, Healthy Living News
Susanna Speier

Dad's Pentagon career began in the early 80s when this issue of nuclear non-proliferation --- his area of expertise -- was considered more of an industrial and diplomatic issue than one of national defense.

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Empathy Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice, Politiku, Irene Gravina, Sonia Sotomayor, Susanna Speier, Sotomayor, Political Haiku, Michael O'Brien, Ken Urban, Andrew Solomon, Ron Coleman, Politics News
Susanna Speier

Any justice with the level of training that Sotomayor has would have the professionalism to compartmentalize her empathy while evaluating a Supreme Court Case.

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New Wealthy Class Loathe To Spoil Kids

New York | Jennifer Senior | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billionaries, Jamie Johnson, Rich Kids, Born Rich, Luke Weil, Monied Class, Andrew Solomon, Business News

Discussing money is considered vulgar--it's a taboo worse than sex, something Sigmund Freud famously decided was a metaphorical stand-in for feces (re...

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