One of the things I would dearly love to pass on to parents with young children with autism of whatever nature is that they will age but not necessarily grow.
Jay Neugeboren | Posted 07.15.2008 | Living
My brother Robert has been a patient in the NYC mental health systems for the past 46 years, and though outraged by Esmin Green's death, I'm not surprised -- people with mental illness remain the stepchildren of the medical system.
ReadersDigest.com | Cynthia Dermody & Patricia Curtis | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living
I was told in school to put a patient in a gown when he isn't listening or cooperating. It casts him in a position of subservience. --Chiropractor, At...
Newsweek | Karen Springen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
When it comes to teens and drug abuse, prescription medications (or "pharmies") are now second only to marijuana in popularity. Overall, teen abuse of...
The New York Times | Judith Warner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
This storyline persists despite the fact that government research has repeatedly shown that most adults and children with mental health issues don't g...
Kyrina McCormick | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living