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October 25, 2019
How a Family Tragedy Sparked My Fascination With a Mental Health Book
I took a forensic psychology course that introduced me to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The manual fascinated me. I found it intriguing that mental health clinicians can refer to this booklet of criteria and symptoms, and simply flip through its pages to diagnose someone with a mental illness.
October 23, 2019
Case Study: Gita Jackson Finds Humanity in the Dispassionate Internet
Control, released in August 2019, is the latest game by the creators of Max Payne and Alan Wake. Photo credit: […]
October 22, 2019
Casey Newton: The Advocate for Facebook Moderators
(Source: Eston Bond) PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Imagine if social media was raw, obscene, and absolutely unfiltered. Any person in the […]
October 20, 2019
Pets of New York Blessed in Annual Ceremony
Hundreds of pet owners stood on sidewalks outside New York City churches Friday, holding their guinea pigs, cats, snakes, and various breeds of dogs - as they do every year on this day. It is Oct. 4, marking the celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Catholics all over the country wait in line with their beloved - in most cases - four-legged friends who are to be blessed, though the event is one that appeals to people of other faiths, and even some of no faith at all.
October 20, 2019
‘Joker’: Harmless Antagonist or Driving Force Behind Stigma of Mental Illness?
The Oscar-buzzing movie, “Joker,” premiered Oct. 4 and while the psychological thriller brought in $300 million along with rave reviews, police stepped up security after the FBI and Department of Homeland Security called alert to a number of threats of mass shootings at showings of the film.