When Anxiety Interrupts a Child's Life

When Anxiety Interrupts a Child's Life
But when anxiety interferes with a child's ability to lead a normal life — go to school, sleep at a friend's house, learn to swim, cross a street — it morphs into a disorder that often warrants treatment. According to Golda S. Ginsburg, an expert on … Read more on New York Times (blog)

In Gun Debate, a Misguided Focus on Mental Illness
Anxiety disorders, in contrast, do not seem to increase the risk at all. Alcohol and drug abuse are far more likely to result in violent behavior than mental illness by itself. In the National Institute of Mental Health's E.C.A. study, for example … Read more on New York Times

People With Autism May Sometimes Be Violent, But They Are Not Predators
Many end up in residential treatment facilities. Predatory aggression is very different. Cool, detached, and controlled, it is primarily a cognitive experience of … One 2008 study by scientists at King's College London found that 70 percent of their … Read more on Slate Magazine