Transcending Trauma
Victor Lopez
This essay, the college winner of The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues for a federal oversight panel to overhaul the treatment of those in foster care.
2008
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Back Talk: Paul Offit
Christine Smallwood : Health, Science & Environment
A doctor defends scientific research against the potentially fatal misperceptions of the anti-vaccine movement.
2007
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Trauma in New Orleans
Dr. Marc Siegel : New Orleans
The city lacks the resources to address its residents' urgent mental health needs.
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Our Broken Mental Health System
Although the mental health industry eagerly gives A.D.D. diagnoses to little boys who can't sit still, Cho Seung-Hui's illness was ignored.
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Story Lines at Virginia Tech
Bruce Shapiro : Guns & Gun Control
The desire to impose a narrative on chaotic events leaves the meaning of the Virginia Tech shootings up for grabs.
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The Anatomy of Fear
D.T. Max : Autobiography & Memoir
In his memoir Wish I Could Be There, Allen Shawn movingly details a life crippled by phobias.
2005
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Fear Itself
Dr. Marc Siegel
Some people are scaring themselves about the wrong things in ways that are doing terrorists' work for them. Here's one physician's prescription for bringing irrational fears under control.
2004
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