Archive for August, 2009

Co-parenting plans, also called “parenting plans” or “parenting partnerships,” are gaining popularity because of their benefit for the kids. Most experts agree that children adjust better to divorce when both parents continue to be active in their lives and when parents avoid putting the children in the middle of personal feelings and conflicts. via... »

Those numbers will put substantial new strains on the medical system: by one estimate, the number of adults aged 50 and older treated for drug abuse will rise from 1.7 million in 2000 and 2001 to 4.4 million in 2020. via This Is Your Mom on Drugs: Aging Doesnt Stop Drug Use: Scientific American. »

The truth is that we never talk or even want to think about talking about dying because we are afraid of dashing our loved one’s or our patient’s hopes. The truth is that we fear — even abhor — these discussions because we believe that by talking about dying we are giving up. via... »

Even though he didnt have health insurance, and could see the desperation in the faces of thousands of others all around him who were in similar straits, he was more worried about the possibility of having to pay more taxes than he was eager to make sure he and his neighbors wouldnt have to... »

Researchers have debated for years whether men or women are likelier to engage in “mate poaching.” via Do Single Women Seek Attached Men? – TierneyLab Blog – NYTimes.com. »

BBC – Health – Conditions – Anger management. »

It turns out that not just some, but most of the shrinks who wrote the American Psychiatric Association’s most recent clinical guidelines for treating depression, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia—which together account for $25 billion in prescription drug sales annually—had financial ties to drug companies via Big Pharma Psychs Out the Shrinks | Mother Jones. »

Two new studies show that problems with the mind can play a significant role in problems of the heart. via Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart – Health News – Health.com. »

But they had psychology credentials and an intimate knowledge of a brutal treatment regimen used decades ago by Chinese Communists. via Interrogation Inc. – 2 U.S. Architects of Harsh Tactics in 9/11’s Wake – NYTimes.com. »

The art of growing up is coming to terms with the disturbing fact that even the very smartest people don’t always have the answers. via Cancer, my parents and my doubts about God – CNN.com. »