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The Disturbing Trend in America We’re Not Talking About — Elder Abuse

Oct 15, 2013 | Class Issues, Health Care Reform, Mental Illness, mic

Published: mic (October 15, 2013)
Co-authored by Ariel Gordon

Elder abuse may not be making national headlines, but it ought to be.

In Mercer County, Penn., a woman was dropped off starving and emaciated because her grandson spent $86,000 of her money on drugs and personal amenities. Across the country in Oregon, four elderly plaintiffs are in the process of suing a retirement community for financially abusing them by tricking them into signing misleading rental documents.... Read Original Article

My Lifelong Struggle With Asperger’s Syndrome

Dec 17, 2012 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Gun Control, Mental Illness, mic

Published: PolicyMic (December 17, 2012)

ow am I supposed to begin an article describing what it’s like to be autistic?

I use the term “autistic” because, although I was officially diagnosed as a child with “high-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome,” the American Psychiatric Association recently voted to remove Asperger’s Syndrome as a separate classification and instead place it under the broader diagnostic umbrella known as the “autism spectrum disorder.”... Read Original Article

ABC News Wrongs Tea Party in Coverage of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting

Jul 21, 2012 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Gun Control, Media Issues, Mental Illness, mic, Political Ideologies

Published: PolicyMic (July 21, 2012)

Someone at ABC News needs to be fired.

In my article on Mitt Romney’s Bain scandal last week, I chided the media for being “pathetic” in its determination to take sides rather than objectively report the facts and demand answers from those in power. One week later, the irresponsibility of our mainstream news outlets has again reared its ugly head, this time when ABC News anchor Brian Ross wrongly connected The Dark Knight Rises killer to the Tea Party shortly after his network broke the story of the shootings.

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The Political Ramifications of Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Psychological Disorder

Jul 13, 2012 | Elections, Elections - Other, Media Issues, Mental Illness, mic, Scandals

To what extent does the public have the right to know about the mental health of its politicians?

This is what we should be asking ourselves after the revelation that Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is receiving “intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder.”

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