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What To Do When a Loved One Is Severely Depressed
The New York Times By Heather Murphy June 7, 2018 Reports of Kate Spade’s suicide and struggle with depression instantly transformed her from symbol of polished prep to a blunt reminder that suffering affects all types. Three days later we woke to the news that another beloved figure, Anthony Bourdain, had... read more
Mental health experts concerned about 'Suicide contagion' after deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade
Los Angeles Times By Melissa Etehad June 10, 2018 When news broke that celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain took his own life just three days after fashion icon Kate Spade killed herself, mental health experts raised concerns about the extensive news coverage that was sure to follow and how that... read more
The Insatiable and Unknowable Anthony Bourdain
The New York Times By Frank Bruni June 8, 2018 Anthony Bourdain devoured the world. That’s not hyperbole. It’s not even metaphor. There was no place that he wasn’t curious to explore, no food that he wasn’t determined to try, no cap on his hunger and no ceiling, or so... read more
Kate Spade and the Illness Hidden With a Smile
The New York Times By Daphne Merkin June 7, 2018 Suicide, no matter how well we know a person, usually comes as a shock, even a violation, putting the lie to our conviction that existence is to be cherished. The fact that taking one’s own life can exist on... read more
American Psychiatric Association June 8, 2018 A report released yesterday by the CDC found suicides rates increased significantly in most states between 1999 and 2016, with 25 states experiencing increases of greater than 30%. The report also suggested that more than half of people who died by suicide did not have... read more
Good luck, graduates. As you enter college, dream big, have fun, and don't be afraid to talk about mental illness
Los Angeles Times By Robin Abcarian June 5, 2018 Hakeem Howard, a senior at Quince Orchard High School in suburban Maryland, was in his first-period class one morning listening to announcements when he heard that the school was looking for graduation speakers and valedictorians. Grade-wise, he told me, he... read more
American Psychiatric Association June 5, 2018 States that have laws allowing police to temporarily seize firearms from people deemed to be at risk of danger to self or others have experienced a decrease in the number of suicides involving firearms, according to a report in Psychiatric Services in Advance. In recent years,... read more
American Psychiatric Association May 31, 2018 APA is urging an immediate halt to a new Trump administration policy that separates children from their parents at the U.S. border. “As physician experts in mental health, the American Psychiatric Association opposes any policy that separates children from their parents at the... read more
In Elderly Hands, Firearms Can Be Even Deadlier
The New York Times By Paula Span May 25, 2018 Barbara Herrington, a geriatric care manager in Polk County, Fla., was calling on a 72-year-old woman with dementia and a long history of alcoholism. Ms. Herrington knew her client would be angry that morning. Her daughter had taken the car... read more
American Psychiatric Association May 24, 2018 More than 2 million times every year, individuals with serious mental illness are arrested. Moreover, more than half a million people with serious mental illness are incarcerated at any given time. In fact, 44% of jail inmates and 37% of state and federal... read more