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...Almost all former self-mutilators agree that one of the best things cutters can do is come forward--talk about their problems with parents, teachers and friends. It's equally critical for the kids to talk honestly with themselves. "Take a step back," advises Jen, 17, a Two Brattle patient. "Look at the long term. Who's in control of your life, the cutting or you?" Self-mutilation may thrive on secrecy and fear, but as with all wounds, a little fresh air can help speed the healing. --With reporting by Jeffrey Ressner/ Los Angeles
...Jennings, executive director of the HSCI, the most important factor in the selection of the grant recipients was the impact that the researchers’ work will have towards clinical research. But Jennings emphasized that this does not mean that the projects approved for funding had immediate applications in patient care...
...tortured patient who could not perceive objects from his left fieƒld of vision, Bartkus is impressive as a man who speaks rapidly in half-words and even, as a symptom of his disorder, invented some new words. Equally remarkable were performances by Videt, as a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Redko as a man who can no longer recognize the face of his wife...
Overall, their deeply emotional performances came to a fore two successive scenes—the first and second featuring Imafidon and Redko, respectively. In these particular scenes, Imafidon plays a patient who cannot move without exerting a great deal of effort, while Redko is afflicted by Tourette’s syndrom. Talking directly to the audience, Imafidon anguishes that “Everyday is a mental marathon,” and Redko laments that since there is no place in the world from him, he must create...
While emotionally moving, the repetitive patient-doctor scenarios contributed to a first half was oppressively slow and the dramatic production device of a moving TV, which flashed the name of the particular disorder, was very distracting. However, the second one-act was much more engaging in color, movement and style...