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...similar case of schizophrenia seemed to be afflicting the Reagan Administration. At a meeting of the 31-member Organization of American States in Brasilia, Secretary of State George Shultz pooh-poohed the Nicaraguan war hysteria as "self-induced... based on nothing." Said he: "Obviously they're trying to whip up their own population. But I can't imagine what the reason is for doing that." Then Shultz provided a possible answer. The U.S., he said in reference to Nicaragua's Soviet-sponsored arms buildup, was "trying to work in any way we can to cast this aggressive...
...perverted mind?" The difference between being sick and depressed, psychotic and merely "sad at Christmas," underscored the trial debate. While the prosecution emphasized Hinckley's act, the defense attempted to show that the illogical, disjointed association between Hinckley's violence and his fantasy world was sign of process schizophrenia...
...only Democratic coup during that realignment. From 1930 to 1936, the number of Democrats in the House increased steadily from 163 to 333. Nothing of that nature has occured in the 1980s. Rather, during the last three election cycles the nation has suffered a mild case of political schizophrenia, veering from one partisan orientation to another...
...National Institute of Mental Health survey [BEHAVIOR, Oct. 15] provides important data on the prevalence of mental-health problems. However, various physical disorders can cause symptoms of anxiety, depression and even schizophrenia, and should be ruled out before a psychiatric diagnosis is made. Since the NIMH survey was based on interviews, without thorough physical examinations, the study's conclusion that one in five has a diagnosable mental disorder may be an overestimate. It is doubtful whether all those "troubled minds" identified by the NIMH study need professional help from mental-health specialists...
...Only 1% of those surveyed were suffering from some form of schizophrenia, and only half of these cases received professional help...