Subject:

Mental Health

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Mad Medicine: Controversial King County 'Crisis Solutions Center' Set to Open Soon

    A short-term, voluntary treatment center for people with mental illness and substance abuse problems is scheduled to open in the Central District in late July despite protests from some homeowners concerned about living next door to the facility.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Mad Medicine: Why Are So Many People in Pierce and Skagit Counties Trying to Commit Suicide?

    A section of this week's feature story about Pierce County's experiment with privatized mental health raises questions about the increases in both suicides and suicide attempts in the Tacoma region. And the first question that comes to mind is this: Why have so many south Sound citizens been trying ... More >>

  • News

    May 23, 2012

    OptumHealth's Mad Medicine

    Pierce County's controversial privatization of mental-health services has driven some patients to extremes.

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Mad Medicine: Documents, Data, and Source Materials Referenced In This Week's Feature

    Our feature story this week -- "Mad Medicine" -- investigates the hidden costs of privatizing mental health in Pierce County, and describes how one Tacoma family became so frustrated with the system they ultimately sent their schizophrenic daughter to live with family in Iran and receive treatment t ... More >>

  • News

    May 2, 2012

    Our Military Has a Gambling Problem

    Combat veterans fall prey to gambling addictions at an alarming rate--where's the military when the chips are down?

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Panic! at the Terminal

    I just had a panic attack. I'm on a plane. It's smaller than I'm used to. As soon as the door closed, my breathing got shallow. I kicked off my shoes, yanked of my coat, and started to swig my bottle of water. Drinking water, for me takes away the full concentration of actually breathing for a mom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Tell Me About That Song: Samson Walsh, Bassist of Nevada Hardcore Band A Sight For Sore Eyes

    A lot went into writing your favorite song, but how much do you really know about it? This week Samson Walsh, bassist of Reno, NV melodic hardcore band A Sight For Sore Eyes, delves into the perils of drug abuse and how to live a drug-free life. Song: "Destroyer" Album: Our next album which is ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Prosecutors Fear Louis Chen, Doctor Charged With Double Murder, Could Fake Mental Illness to Avoid Trial

    ​Louis Chen, the doctor accused of brutally stabbing his toddler son and domestic partner to death this past August, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Doctors are expected to deliver a report on his mental health, and court documents indicate that prosecutors are worried Chen might be ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 9, 2011

    What Do You Do When Hubby's on the Junk?

    ​Louis Chen, the doctor accused of brutally stabbing his toddler son and domestic partner to death this past August, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Doctors are expected to deliver a report on his mental health, and court documents indicate that prosecutors are worried Chen might be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Kathie Larson, Tacoma Injury Victim, Sues Psychiatrist for Not Curing Crazy Lady That Ran Her Over

    ​Aiyisha Gillespie was crazy long before she ran over Kathie Larson with her car in downtown Tacoma in 2008. A convicted felon with a long history of mental illness and psychotic crimes, Gillespie's attack was seemingly random, and left Larson with brain damage. Since then, Larson has managed ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2010

    Shock the Junkie: Ibogaine is the Anti-Drug of the Moment

    An obscure hallucinogen has helped addicts kick heroin, meth, and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Alex Chang Wants Medical Marijuana, The Department of Health May Not Let Him Have It

    Alex Chang, trailblazer​Meet Alex Chang. He's the 20-year-old student who last July filed a petition with the state Department of Health to get social phobia, bipolar disorder and severe depression added to the list of approved debilitating conditions under Washington's medical marijuana law. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    State Considers Expanding Medical Marijuana Law to Include Social Anxiety Disorder

    Because bridge clubs are so 20th century​It's been an eventful month for Washington's medical marijuana patients. Last week, the Obama administration finally delivered on its long-promised reform of the federal government's medical marijuana policy. Thus were they able to grow without fear of ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    Rocket Queen: Mad Love

    Noise for the Needy turns up the volume on mental-health issues.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Can You Be Both Insane and Guilty?

    King County Prosecutor Mary Barbosa infuriated Michael Robb's family when she accepted a "not guilty by reason of insanity" plea from his killer, Samson Berhe. State Senator Mike Carrell, R-Lakewood, is frustrated that current law allows for only two options when someone either admits to a crime o ... More >>

  • News

    May 7, 2008

    Responses to the Samson Berhe Case

    And some of Roderick's old friends resurface.

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    Comments of the Week

    And some of Roderick's old friends resurface.

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    Help Or I’ll Shoot

    Samson Berhe might have gotten the treatment he needed, if only he’d committed a crime.

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    I Don't Need Pills, Just Psychology Today

    I don't like parties, or talking on the phone, or being around people for long, uninterrupted stretches.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    I Don't Need Pills, Just Psychology Today

    I don't like parties, or talking on the phone, or being around people for long, uninterrupted stretches.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007

    Swindler Guilty,Gives Bad Name to Car Salesmen

    I don't like parties, or talking on the phone, or being around people for long, uninterrupted stretches.

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2007

    Road Page

    I don't like parties, or talking on the phone, or being around people for long, uninterrupted stretches.

  • News

    October 11, 2006

    The Phantom Menace

    "John Lennon once sang that 'instant karma is going to get you,' and in the case of John Guth, it did."

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    The Plan to Nowhere?

    The region's ambitious 10-year timetable to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and underfunded. The Bush administration is sending mixed signals, and things are about to get worse.

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    Mental Lapse

    Also: Movement on the affordable-housing fee to be charged downtown developers.

  • News

    February 8, 2006

    Always a Crisis, Never a Solution

    Again, state cuts threaten King County services for indigent mentally ill people.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    The Drugging of the American Mind

    A new generation of meds to treat mental illness has turned millions of Americans into human guinea pigs. Among them is an eyewitness who thinks the drug 'revolution' has gone too far.

  • News

    September 28, 2005

    Miraculous They're Not

    Study: Newer antipsychotic drugs are little improvement.

  • News

    August 31, 2005

    Loophole Insurance

    A federal bill threatens our mental-health parity law.

  • News

    July 6, 2005

    Education, Elections, Mental Health

    A federal bill threatens our mental-health parity law.

  • News

    April 6, 2005

    Good Cop, Sad Cop

    A federal bill threatens our mental-health parity law.

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    Good Cop, Sad Cop

    Meet former King County Sheriff's Deputy Angela Holland. She was a great street cop with numerous commendations and a spotless record. But she was mildly bipolar, so they fired her.

  • News

    March 16, 2005

    Mental-Patient Lawsuit Settled

    To end litigation by Pierce County over premature discharges by Western State Hospital, the state has agreed to pay $2.5 million per year.

  • News

    February 16, 2005

    Poised for Parity

    Lawmakers seem likely to pass a mental-health requirement for insurance providers.

  • News

    December 22, 2004

    Mindful Reform

    It's time for lawmakers to reconsider how we treat and care for the mentally ill.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Psyched Out

    It's time for lawmakers to reconsider how we treat and care for the mentally ill.

  • News

    November 17, 2004

    Psyched Out

    It's not really fair to encourage the mentally ill to stick with treatment, to fight for normalcy, when stigma and unemployment await them back in the real world.

  • News

    August 18, 2004

    Mental Marijuana

    Can reefer cure madness? The case for legalizing 'green Prozac.'

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    No Exit

    At Western State Hospital, a hundred patients are in mental health purgatory. They should be freed, but the bureaucracy won't budge.

  • News

    May 12, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "America would never let this happen if we were talking about diabetes, hypertension, or some other chronic medical illness."

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    Give Them Shelter

    This is insane. Already in crisis, public services for the mentally ill will get slashed again at year's end. The toll in King County alone will be another 2,000 low-income patients left without services or treatment.

  • News

    March 3, 2004

    Mentality Challenged

    An ignorant GOP state senator kills a popular bill that would have required insurers to cover mental-health treatment and counseling.

  • News

    January 21, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    "I can remember being a teenager and swallowing 15 aspirin . . . and all the while hearing from family and friends: 'Oh, stop being so dramatic!'"

  • News

    January 14, 2004

    One Suicide Too Many

    Radio host Cynthia Doyon was one of 207 people in King County who took their own lives last year. It's time to recognize this is a virtual epidemic and do something about it.

  • News

    February 26, 2003

    Street Asylum

    Budget cuts are leaving a homeless, mentally ill population with few options.

  • News

    December 11, 2002

    Mental Case

    A Seattle Times columnist's depiction of bipolar disorder is a real bummer.

  • News

    September 4, 2002

    "No one under 18 needs to be dancing and partying in some uninsured, unregulated dive. . . ."

    A Seattle Times columnist's depiction of bipolar disorder is a real bummer.

  • News

    August 21, 2002

    Back to the Streets

    Budget cuts send more mentally ill patients from the hospital.

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    Sidran's to-do list

    Mayoral candidate's plan for the homeless.

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    $200 worth of prevention

    A new Seattle nonprofit wants to bribe drug abusing women to not have children.

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