Casey Schwartz is a staff writer at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. She is currently at work on her first book, a personal look at the culture of modern psychiatry.
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New Autism Study Causes Uproar
An autism expert has argued that a new definition of autism would exclude many now diagnosed. MORE
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Modern Morality: Time for a Reboot?
When it comes to deciding what’s right or wrong, we’re far more emotional than rational. MORE
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Yoga Gurus Go to War
Instructors tell Casey Schwartz what the New York Times piece gets wrong—and how they’re fighting... MORE
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Old Anxieties Get a New Life
Assembling a haunting array of case notes from the 1940s, collage artist Janet Malcolm creates a... MORE
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Virginia Tech Déjà Vu
What's changed? The professor spooked by the '07 shooter's violent writings talks to Casey Schwartz.... MORE
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What Makes a Pedophile?
As pedophilia cases rivet the nation, psychiatrists uncover new details about the mental illness,... MORE
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A Case of Hysterics
Is the debilitating medical condition mental, physical—or made up? MORE
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The Free-Will Fallacy
It’s a question that never goes away: do we have it or not?... MORE
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Report: America Is Doped Up
One in five women over the age of 20 is on antidepressants, according to a new Medco report. MORE
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The Champ in Heels
What makes men dress like women?... MORE
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Advice From the Oldest Americans
Karl Pillemer on collecting life advice from those who've lived the most of it. MORE
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Canoodling at Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street may not be about sex, but protesters still find ways to hook up.... MORE
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The Science of Attention Spans
Attention blindness ill prepares us for the multi-tasking Internet age, argues a new book.... MORE
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Why It's Smart to Be Bilingual
The brain’s real super-food may be learning new languages. MORE
