GRAY AREA
Tracy Morgan’s lawyer says the star suffered ‘severe brain injury’ after his car accident. What will this mean for the actor’s future?
Jean Kim is a psychiatrist and writer working in Washington, DC. She will be receiving her M.A. in Writing from Johns Hopkins. She is a blogger for Psychology Today and has written for In These Times, The Rumpus, Bethesda Magazine, and other publications. She was formerly on the psychiatry faculty at Mount Sinai and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, and received her B.A. from Yale and M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia. Her website is jeankimmd.blogspot.com.
IT’S NOT SADNESS
Robin Williams’ death has sparked an international conversation about mental illness, and it shows we still have a lot to learn.
BABY BLUES
The pressure—from family, friends, society, doctors—to be a ‘perfect’ parent can be overwhelming. When a new mother suffers from postpartum depression, that pressure can be fatal.
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR
According to reports, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has not yet contacted his family. That seems strange to most, but the reintegration process after war (and especially after capture) is anything but simple.
MAGICAL THINKING
Anti-vaxxers, cancer treatment rejecters, herbal remedy enthusiasts—why do otherwise brilliant minds ignore science and reject modern medicine?