New York Times

The growing wave of teenage self-injury

Published: May 7, 2008

 The New York Times has an article on the disturbing and hard-to-treat phenomenon of self-harming behaviour that experts say is increasing among adolescents and young adults. 

 

 

 
“It expresses emotional pain or feelings that I’m unable to put into words.”

“It’s a way to have control over my body because I can’t control anything else in my life.” 

 I feel relieved and less anxious after I cut. The emotional pain slowly slips away into the physical pain.”

The Murky Politics of Mind-Body

Published: March 31, 2008

Mental health insurance parity raises all sorts of tricky questions. Is an ailment a legitimate disease if you can’t test for it?

Link  to read this New York Times Article:

The Murky Politics of Mind-Body
By SARAH KERSHAW
Published: March 30, 2008

My boss was a bully

Published: March 25, 2008

Everyone has heard of the school bully, but just like the rest of us, bullies grow up and get jobs. A recent post on the New York Times blog generated over 300 posts

Link to this New York Times Video

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