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The Original Natural Born Killers
In the 1920s, two murderers were defended by science. The infamous case still echoes. By Edward Tenner.
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The libido crash
Female sex drive has plummeted in our stressed-out world, but can we fix an epidemic of lost desire with drugs? By Katherine Rowland.
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Researchers identify key biological markers for psychotic disorders
A team of researchers led by faculty at the University of Georgia has identified a number of biological markers that make it possible to classify mental disorders with greater precision. Their findings, published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, may one day lead to improved diagnostics and treatments for those suffering from mental illness.
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Still in a Crib, Yet Being Given Antipsychotics
Many doctors worry that these drugs are used despite no published research into their effectiveness and potential health risks for children so young. By Alan Schwarz.
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In praise of defiance
Labelling someone crazy and difficult is a way to resist justice and change – and psychiatrists are complicit. By Carrie Arnold.
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The Invisible Women With Autism
Misdiagnosed and misunderstood, autistic women and girls frequently struggle to get the support they need. By Apoorva Mandavilli.
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Consciousness Wars
The western esoteric tradition has been a victim of what we might call a “consciousness war,” which has been taking place over the last several centuries. By Gary Lachman.
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The Living Nightmare of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder—the result of sustained abuse over time—is difficult to diagnose, making it harder for those who suffer from it to move on. By Elizabeth Nicholas. (Dec. 17)
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Seeking the Gears of Our Inner Clock
Neuroscientists have struggled to understand exactly how the mind’s cycles affect us. Studies of donated brains provide some answers. By Carl Zimmer.
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13 cognitive biases that impede our rational thinking ability
Your father prepares dinner, saying that he tried a brand new recipe. He assures you that you’ll have eaten nothing like it before. When you take your first bite, you realize it really is nothing like you've eaten before, but not in a good way.
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Rolling In The Deep
Why a medical-grade form of Ecstasy might be the breakthrough PTSD sufferers have been waiting for. By Kelley McMillan.
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Therapy wars: the revenge of Freud
Cheap and effective, Cognitive behavioural therapy became the dominant form of therapy, consigning Freud to psychology’s dingy basement. But new studies have cast doubt on its supremacy – and shown dramatic results for psychoanalysis. Is it time to get back on the couch? By Oliver Burkeman.
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Natural-born paedophiles
Some paedophiles might be hard-wired to commit their abusive acts. Should that alter their crime in the eyes of the law? By Caren Chesler.
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The Joy of Psyching Myself Out
When I left the lab behind for life as a writer, it made the world look weird. By Maria Konnikova.
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Stories that force us to think about our deepest values activate a region of the brain once thought to be its autopilot
Everyone has at least a few non-negotiable values. These are the things that, no matter what the circumstance, you'd never compromise for any reason...
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The Alchemy of Madness
Understanding a Seventeenth-Century “Brain Scan.” By Benjamin Breen.
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The Doctor and the Nazis
Pediatrician Hans Asperger is known worldwide for the syndrome he first diagnosed. The rest of his story—in Vienna during WWII—has only recently come to light. By John Donvan and Caren Zucker.
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Scientists open the ‘black box’ of schizophrenia with dramatic genetic discovery
Scientists have discovered a gene variant involved in synaptic pruning puts individuals at higher risk for developing schizophrenia. By Amy Ellis Nutt.
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Realizing You’re a Pedophile Can Make You Want to Kill Yourself
Sexually abusing kids is about the worst thing you can be accused of in our society. The hatred reserved for those who do it is so intense that moral values we otherwise hold sacrosanct can be thrown out of the window in an instant in the rush to condemn. By Paul Willis. (Jan. 5)
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Parkinson’s patients trained to respond to placebos
Study suggests how dummy pills might reduce drug doses in routine care. By Jo Marchant. (Feb. 10)
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