NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

5/22/08. Informative Web site on mental illness.

http://www.nami.org/

Patient Voices: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

5/22/08. In their own words, adults and children tell their stories about the challenges they face coping with their ADHD.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/21/health/healthguide/TE_ADHD_CLIPS.html#

Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain

5/21/08. Why trusting the wisdom of older people makes good biological sense.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/health/research/20brai.html?em&ex=1211515200&en=6b45984e523a9f97&ei=5087%0A

Useful CIA Textbook

5/21/08. Heur, Jr., Richards J. "Psychology of Intelligence Analysis." Published by the CIA, 1999. No kidding.

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/psychology-of-intelligence-analysis/index.html

"Depression: Out of the Shadows"

5/16/08. Ninety minutes (9:00-10:30 PM, EDT) on clinical depression will air on PBS this Wednesday (5/21/08) portraying the stories of seven individuals struggling with the onslaught of the anguish, and unfathomable mental torture of their depressions. There is a treasure of information and explanation in this television documentary.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121088957712196719.html

Kluge and Evolution

5/14/08. From Newsweek Magazine --- a review of the new book "Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind," by New York University psychologist Gary Marcus.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/136061/output/print

The Neural Buddhists

5/13/08. In the New York Times, David Brooks writes about religion, neuroscience, evolution, belief, and the Buddhists --- all in one article.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/opinion/13brooks.html?em&ex=1210824000&en=787e405a3a54e904&ei=5087%0A

A Guided Tour of Your Body

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/13/health/20080513_WELLGUIDE.html

Nudge: Libertarian Paternalism

5/7/08. An economist and a legal scholar argue that policy makers should nudge people into making good decisions.

Two examples cited in the book. Studies show that placing fruit at eye level in school cafeterias enhances its popularity by as much as 25 percent. An economist in Amsterdam charged with cleaning up the restrooms at the Schiphol Airport: He had a fly etched into the walls of urinals, giving male patrons something to aim at. Spillage was reduced by 80 percent. The fly on the urinals is now in some Michigan rest areas along the highways.

http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=pwq4w52rk7wg916xkfflm6r43x0h2d5s

Are Human Brains Unique?

4/14/08. Michael Gazzaniga, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and head of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind addresses this question. Professor Gazzaniga is a distinguished neuroscientist, gifted teacher, and mentor to many students. He is the author of award winning books such as The Social Brain, Mind Matters, and Nature's Mind.

http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge242.html#hb

My Friend Benny

4/10/08. My friend Benny recently told me: "Thank God for the institution of marriage --- otherwise we'd be fighting with strangers." Benny was born on 10/10/10 --- lives alone, has many interests, loves sports, good food, cherishes his family and friends, and has the best sense of humor of any human being I know (scroll to page 10 on link). In this article I refer to George Vaillant. Dr. Vaillant is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard, and spent his life charting adult development. His many books include The Natural History of Alcoholism, and Aging Well.

http://www.michpsych.org/newsletters/4th_qtr_07_newsletter.pdf

How Much Progress Have Psychology and Psychiatry Really Made?

4/8/08. Psychologists, psychiatrists, among others discuss the above question.

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/how-much-progress-have-psychology-and-psychiatry-really-made-a-freakonomics-quorum/

Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

4/8/08. This is a teaching case of a child with bipolar disorder.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572159

Women and ADHD

4/6/08. This is my letter to the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology about women and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. On the link, scroll down to "Women and ADHD."

http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr03/letters.html

The Way We Age Now

4/6/08. Atul Gawande is a general surgeon at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of two books: Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science; and Better, a Surgeon's Notes on Performance.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/30/070430fa_fact_gawande?printable=true

What the New Atheists Don't See

4/6/08. Theodore Dalrymple is a British psychiatrist and writer who has most recently practiced in a British inner-city hospital and prison. He is the author of three books: Life at the Bottom; Our Culture, What's Left of It; and Romancing Opiates. Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy. " These books are a collection of his essays --- incisive, impatient with humbug, and thought-provoking, controversial observations.

http://www.city-journal.org/html/17_4_oh_to_be.html

Thomas Sowell --- On being liberal, conservative, and the nature of man.

4/4/08. Economist Thomas Sowell offers his compelling visions of human nature embedded in our political beliefs.

http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.23586,filter.all/pub_detail.asp

THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS: A Talk with Daniel Gilbert

4/3/08. Daniel Gilbert is Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is the author of the recently published Stumbling on Happiness.

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/gilbert06/gilbert06_index.html

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Marriage

4/2/08. Some facts about marriage that may surprise you.

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/gallagher200602230759.asp

What Do You Believe Is True Even Though You Cannot Prove It?

4/2/08. 120 science-minded contributors answer the above question.

http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html