Word: mentalism
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While many news reports have focused on the high rates of devastating physical injuries among soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, a new study, released today, measures another form of casualty: mental illness...
...Pterodactyls” is one of those wonderful black comedies that gives no quarter. It forces you into cold-heartedness as you laugh at, among other things, AIDS, mental illness, and suicide, while giving very little sympathy to the characters involved. Don’t say you weren’t warned. The laughs, however, are guaranteed for all but the most sensitive, and this production dishes them out with sharpness and grace...
...Richard Kadison, Chief of Mental Health Services at Harvard University Health Services (UHS), confirmed over the phone that Harvard’s statistics in this area are representative of the national figures. Moreover, he said that “it is a growing problem” and that the University, and the medical community as a whole, is asking more questions about this epidemic. Dr. Kadison also acknowledged that there are no specific programs aimed at this issue within UHS, but individual counseling is available...
...their lives when they’re just getting off the ground,” Scolnick said. “We really can take this on now in an intense and creative way.” University Provost Steven E. Hyman, who formerly directed the National Institute of Mental Health, said the state-of-the-art approaches that the $100 million gift will pay for represent “our best chance to understand the biological underpinnings of these devastating illnesses.” “The extraordinary partnership... creates new hope for significant progress that can ultimately...
...volleyball team defeated neighboring rival Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 3-1 (30-27, 25-30, 30-22, 30-22) in last night’s match at the Malkin Athletic Center.After a four-day break between games, the Crimson (7-3, 4-3 Hay) struggled to gain mental focus for the first two games of the match.“Our bodies were rested,” co-captain Dave Fitz said. “At Monday practice, everyone was jumping really high, but practice wasn’t that smooth. Mentally we were out of it a little...