News about mental health and disorders, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Judge Meets Repeat Robber; Both Are Contrite
A man who robbed a bank the same day he was released from prison reunited with the federal judge who sentenced him for robbery the first time.
Asperger’s History of Overdiagnosis
People with social disabilities are not necessarily autistic, and giving them diagnoses on the autism spectrum often does a real disservice.
The D.S.M.’s Troubled Revision
The debate over the new manual of mental disorders misses one thing: the diagnoses are only convenient categories.
Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term
Millions of children take drugs to help them pay attention — but do they really help?
Narrowing the Definition of Autism
Readers respond to a front-page article, “New Autism Rule Will Trim Many, a Study Suggests.”
Bipolar Disorder, and Society’s Response
Responses to an Op-Ed article, “My So-Called Bipolar Life.”
Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving
A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.
There Goes the Neighborhood
Intimidation; intervention.
My So-Called Bipolar Life
Claire Danes’s character in “Homeland” isn’t just like me. She is me.
Depression Defies Rush to Find Evolutionary Upside
There is a line to be drawn between any insights from sadness and the debility of a clinical condition.
Study Links Immigrating at Young Age and Higher Risk of Psychosis
Researchers in the Netherlands found risk was highest among people from Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles, Turkey and Morocco who immigrated before age 4.
The Importance of Setting Expectations, Whether High or Low
What we expect from life’s events can determine how we react to them — and those expectations can be managed.
Nicotine Patch Helps Against Cognitive Impairment in Study
Mild cognitive impairment, or M.C.I., involves a decline in mental acuity noticeable by oneself and others but not severe enough to be diagnosed as dementia.
A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug
The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning that a harsh early environment can lay the groundwork for lifelong achievement gaps, health problems and poverty.
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