November 6, 2009 – 11:30 am
Typically doctors have a harder time seeking help. According to a 2008 Newsweek article, “The unsettling  truth is that doctors have the highest rate of suicide of any profession. Every year, between 300 and 400 physicians take their own lives—roughly one a day. So why don’t depressed physicians seek treatment … Because they worry — [...]
November 6, 2009 – 3:36 am
I was sickened by the news yesterday that a fellow military trained psychiatrist decided to unleash his own private hell, killing and maiming his brothers and sisters at Fort Hood.
Ironically, today (11/6/09) at Fort Lewis, Washington one of my colleagues, Dr. Vern Cherewatenko, from the Amen Clinics Northwest in Tacoma is presenting a program he [...]
October 29, 2009 – 1:02 am
Along with Deepak Chopra and other experts, I appeared on the Larry King Live show on CNN tonight.
The topic: a brutal gang rape that took place following a homecoming dance at a high school in Richmond, California. This horrific crime involved 10 assailants who robbed, beat, and raped the 15-year-old victim.
What is even more disturbing [...]
October 28, 2009 – 2:58 pm
George Visger, 51, earned the ultimate prize in professional football: a Super Bowl championship with the San Francisco 49ers in 1982. The former offensive tackle also bagged an Orange Bowl victory while playing with the University of Colorado.
But now he is paying the ultimate price for all those years on the gridiron. After thousands of [...]
October 26, 2009 – 1:00 pm
When we think about teen drug abuse, most of us think about marijuana or cocaine. But a growing number of teens are abusing prescription drugs, including those prescribed for attention deficit disorder (ADD).
According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America:
1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription pain medication.
1 in 5 has abused prescription [...]
