Shutdown Shenanigans
Like unnecessary closing of certain open-air monuments, I discovered this morning that certain websites are being blocked for no apparent reason other than political gamesmanship. Give this DOJ page a click. This was a link to an informational article on juvenile justice. It took more work to make it unavailable than it would have taken to leave the link functioning. While I can appreciate the administration's refusal to grant Republicans in the House selective, dictatorial control over the shutdown, effectively... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - October 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
Punishment For Criticizing The US Government?
Jonathan Turley: While there has been little media attention in the United States, European press is reporting how German-Bulgarian writer and activist Ilija Trojanow was barred from entering the United States this week. A critic of NSA spying programs and professor at The European Graduate School, Trojanow was invited to speak at a literary conference and is well-known for his criticism of the surveillance state. He said that he was given no explanation for being barred from entry. Trojanow was... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - October 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
Possible Postpartum Psychosis Behind DC Car Attack
This situation is just sad. Some people will say that if we had better availability of mental health care or greater awareness of mental illness, this might not have happened. I'd make no such assumption. The police reported finding psychiatric medication in her home. Maybe she was in treatment. Maybe the meds were inadequate or the wrong meds. Maybe she went off her medications. Maybe she had a bad reaction to the medications. Psychiatry is anything but an exact science. (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - October 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
A Toddler, A Stroller and an Enclosed Area
Just back from a break with my Friday office-sharing mate. What is it about the combination of toddler, stroller and cafe, that leads to ear-splitting, mind-melting screeches? (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - October 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
Sacralizing the Constitution
James Hanley (aka J@m3s Aitch) commenting at his own blog in a discussion of the shutdown: The fundamental difficulty, though, is that Americans aren’t connecting the problems with the institutional design, but just with individuals within those institutions. We are convinced our system is the best ever, so it must just be politicians behaving badly, and if they’d Just Do What’s RightTM everything would be ok. You just can’t persuade Americans otherwise, because we’re indoctrinated from such a young age... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - October 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
