Publications on Mental Health Topics

Wartime Deployment Influences Child Behavior, by Rick Nauert, Psych Central, Nov 5 2008.

“A new report discovers children ages 3 to 5 with a parent deployed to a war zone appear to exhibit more behavior problems than their peers whose parents are not deployed. ”

10,000 Dresses, by Marcus Ewert and Rex Ray, Nov 4 2008.

Combined Therapy Is Reported to Ease Anxiety in Children, by Benedict Carey, The New York Times, Oct 30 2008.

“Children and adolescents with disabling anxiety are most likely to recover when treated with a combination of talk therapy and an antidepressant medicine, according to the largest study to date of anxiety disorders in this age group. ”

Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage, by Robert Pear, The New York Times , Oct 6 2008.

“The new law, which will affect more than one-third of all Americans, comes after 12 years of advocacy by friends and relatives of people with mental illness and addictions. ”

The Bipolar Puzzle, by Jennifer Egan, The New York Times Magazine , Sep 14 2008.

“What does it mean to be a manic-depressive child? ”

To tell the truth, by Michael Jellinek, M.D., The Newton Tab , Sep 2 2008.

Mental health problems among Asian-Americans are often stigmatized and untreated, by Tina Peng, Newsweek, Aug 12 2008.

“There are indications that mental illness in the Asian-American community may be undiagnosed and undertreated, thanks in part to cultural stigmas against personal weakness, as well as some recent immigrants' ignorance of the Western concept of mental health. ”

Transition to College, by Michael Jellinek, M.D., The Newton Tab , Aug 5 2008.

Gene-Hunters Find Hope and Hurdles in Schizophrenia Studies, by Nicholas Wade, The New York Times, Jul 31 2008.

“Two groups of researchers hunting for schizophrenia genes on a larger scale than ever before have found new genetic variants that point toward a different understanding of the disease. ”

Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict (Critical Issues in Crime and Society), by Dr. Patricia Erickson, Dr. Steven Erickson, Jul 18 2008.

A leap in mental care for children, by Roselynn Carter, Boston Globe , Jul 10 2008.

“In the 31 years since I chaired the first presidential commission on mental health, medical science has made significant strides in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental illnesses. Living in recovery from a mental illness is now not only possible, but expected. Even children and adolescents diagnosed with mental disorders go on to lead healthy, productive lives. ”

The Teenage Brain, by Erin Graham, Children's Hospital Boston: DreamOnline , Jul 1 2008.

Do as I do, by Michael Jellinek, M.D., The Newton Tab , May 29 2008.

Personal Health: The Growing Wave of Teenage Self-Injury, by Jane Brody, The New York Times, May 6 2008.

“Self-injury is a disturbing and hard-to-treat phenomenon that experts say is increasing among adolescents and young adults. ”

Autism Q & A, by Patty Morin Fitzgerald, Boston Globe , Apr 23 2008.

“Could your child have autism? If you are concerned, author Jayne Lytel urges you to take steps. Time is of the essence. ”