Impulse Control Disorders

Criminal minds? Some say justice system fails inmates with fetal alcohol disorders (The Capital Times)

16 May 2008

Tyler Mills lost nearly 25 pounds over the course of three weeks, but his jailers didn't see anything alarming about that. It was his choice to stop eating, his choice to stop drinking, his choice to swallow the toothbrush that was lodged in his stomach. Sauk County Jail officials deemed it a behavior issue, not a medical one. It could be handled with discipline -- solitary confinement, ...

Eat yourself happy (The New Zealand Herald)

15 May 2008

Tired? Depressed? Constantly craving sugary pick-me-ups? Food may be your problem - but it could also be the answer, according to a new book on seratonin, "the happy hormone"

Me and My Bipolar Disorder (Time Magazine)

13 May 2008

Marya Hornbacher's courageous memoir tracks her coming to terms with a difficult mental illness