Global / World Issues
God’s Rottweiler & the Price of Misogyny
The Vatican must realize that the church’s belligerent, resentful and paranoid response to the global scandal is not working because it now says it will cooperate with secular justice systems and that the pope will have more meetings with victims. It is too little, too late. The church that through the ages taught me... »
From the invasion of Afghanistan until last summer, the U.S. military had lost 761 soldiers in combat there. But a higher number in the service — 817 — had taken their own lives over the same period. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1981284,00.html#ixzz0l5PpcGa7 »
Op-Ed Columnist – The Church’s Judas Moment – NYTimes.com
The church is dying from a thousand cuts. Its cover-up has cost a fortune and been a betrayal worthy of Judas. The money spent came from social programs, Catholic schools and the poor. This should be a sin that cries to heaven for vengeance. I asked a friend of mine recently what he would... »
For the Battle-Scarred, Comfort at Leash’s End – NYTimes.com
…psychiatric service dogs specially trained to help traumatized veterans leave the battlefield behind as they reintegrate into society. via For the Battle-Scarred, Comfort at Leash’s End – NYTimes.com. »
One-Quarter of 12- to 20-Year-Olds are Current Drinkers: Report
Federal data show that 27.6 percent of 12- to 20-year-olds in the U.S. drank alcohol during the past month, via One-Quarter of 12- to 20-Year-Olds are Current Drinkers: Report. »
Coming Home: Adjustments For Military Families | American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Military families look forward to being together after a long deployment with many mixed emotions. Each family member will have different expectations. Every family situation is different. But, it is important to remember the needs and feelings of the returning family member, the adult at home and the children. via Coming Home: Adjustments For... »
Liver Transplants That Do Their Job, Then Fade Away – NYTimes.com
That result, seemingly a disaster, was exactly what his doctors had hoped for. They had deliberately withdrawn Jonathan’s antirejection medicine because he no longer needed the transplant. His own liver had — as planned — regenerated. via Liver Transplants That Do Their Job, Then Fade Away – NYTimes.com. »
New Muscles and Pounds Fuel Tanith Belbin’s Ice Dancing – NYTimes.com
also ended up saving Belbin from a problem that has long plagued figure skaters: disordered eating via New Muscles and Pounds Fuel Tanith Belbin’s Ice Dancing – NYTimes.com. »
Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind – NYTimes.com
“Anything you put in that book, any little change you make, has huge implications not only for psychiatry but for pharmaceutical marketing, research, for the legal system, for who’s considered to be normal or not, for who’s considered disabled,” via Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind – NYTimes.com. »
1 in 8 returning soldiers suffers from PTSD – Mental health- msnbc.com
In the latest study, only 38 percent to 40 percent of those who indicated mental health disorders were interested in getting help, and 23 to 40 percent reported seeing someone for help. They cited concerns about how they would be seen by peers and potential damage to their careers. via 1 in 8 returning... »