Tag: thought

Medicalizing human behavior

June 9, 2006 | No comments yet

Claude Lewis got it right in a column he wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He began, “It may be hard to recall, but once there was a time when people took responsibility for their behavior, without recourse to the psychiatric

American healthcare failing

May 3, 2006 | 1 comment

Americans are sicker than the British despite twice the spending on healthcare in the USA as in Britain, a newly published study claims. “Why isn’t the richest country in the world the healthiest country in the world?” study co-author Dr.

Quicker way to healing

April 1, 2006 | 1 comment

“Don’t focus on outcomes. Focus on what you’re doing,” a tennis coach instructed her students. Many of her budding tennis players were concerned about getting the point rather than implementing their shots well. In a hurry to score, they’d miss

Swear words

March 31, 2006 | No comments yet

Is swearing as innocent as some people suggest? A recent Associated Press-Ipsos poll reports that three-quarter of Americans encounter profanity in public frequently or occasionally. Many people believe swearing has been on the rise over the last 20 years. Let’s

The Land of Oz

March 25, 2006 | No comments yet

Mortality is no more real than life in the Land of Oz as depicted in the classic book, “The Wizard of Oz.” After reading the book or seeing the movie, the characters and place of Oz take graphic form in