Addictions:
Alcohol-
New York Times, 3/4- When People Drink Themselves Silly, and Why
Chicago Tribune, 4/22- Elderly Drinkers May Be Putting Themselves at Risk
Associated Press, 4/23- 15% Say They Have Driven Drunk
New York Times, 5/7- Forcing Sobriety, However Imperfectly

Cocaine-
Associated Press, 1/1- Researchers Work on Cocaine Vaccine
Associated Press, 3/17- Cocaine May Cause Heart Attack Symptoms

Gambling-
Associated Press, 3/9- Compulsive Gambler Hits Casinos with Suit

Heroin-
Baltimore Sun, 2/4- Addiction Remedy Is Being Misused
New York Times, 4/3- A Grim Tradition, and a Long Struggle to End It

Marijuana-
Associated Press, 5/9- Teen Use of Pot Can Lead to Dependency, Mental Illness

Methamphetamine-
New York Times, 2/26- A Twice-Told Tale of Addiction: By Father, by Son
Associated Press, 3/12- Meth Use Has Fallen Across the Country
Los Angeles Times, 3/14- Anti-Meth Campaign Aimed at California Gay Men

Miscellaneous-
Associated Press, 1/9- Millions of Young Children Abusing Cough Medicine
New York Times, 1/24- In Real Time, Amy Winehouse's Deeper Descent
New York Times, 2/3- Detox for the Camera. Doctor's Order!
New York Times, 2/21- When Addicted Son Hurts, Father Feels His Own Pain
New York Times, 3/2- Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand
Hartford Courant, 3/3- New Tools For Early Identification of Addiction
New York Times, 3/5- Ex-Mayor of Atlanta Enrolled in Prison Drug Program
New York Times, 3/6- New Generation Gap as Older Addicts Seek Help
New York Times, 3/15- A Crackdown on Pregnant Drug Users in Alabama
Chicago Tribune, 5/5- Some Men Say Using Prostitutes Is an Addiction

Nicotine-
Los Angeles Times, 1/4- Kicking the Habit in '08 Won't Be Easy
Associated Press, 2/2- FDA: Chantix May Pose Psychiatric Risks
New York Times, 2/12- For Adolescents, Addiction to Tobacco Comes Easy
Newhouse News, 2/25- Anti Smoking Pill's Dark Side
Los Angeles Times, 3/17- Lungs How Old?
Associated Press, 4/2- Genetic Link Tied to Smoking Addiction
New York Times, 4/3- Bill to Regulate Tobacco As a Drug Moves Forward
Associated Press, 5/7- Chantix Recommended to Quit Smoking Despite Safety Concerns

Prescription Drugs-
Washington Post, 1/13- A Dark Addiction
Hartford Courant, 2/12- Prescription Drug Misuse Rising

Recovery-
New York Times, 2/11- The Super Bowl Spotlight Shines on a Changed Man

Treatment-
New York Times, 2/21- A Traditional Therapy Finds Modern Uses
Associated Press, 4/23- Risks of Depression Dims Hopes for Anti-Addiction Drug


Book & Film Reviews:
New York Times, 1/8- Navigating Life With Humor and Bewilderment
New York Times Book Review, 1/20- Freud's Family Tree
New York Times, 1/23- ABC Drama Takes on Science and Parents
New York Times, 1/27- Dr. Dippy, Meet Dr. Evil
New York Times, 1/28- On the Couch on a Hollywood Soundstage
New York Times, 1/28- Four Days, a Therapist; Fifth Day, a Patient
New York Times Book Review, 1/28- Faith & Healing
Los Angeles Times, 2/1- Bipolar Explorer
New York Times, 2/21- When Addicted Son Hurts, Father Feels His Own Pain
New York Times, 2/26- A Twice-Told Tale of Addiction: By Father, by Son
New York Times, 2/28- He Listens. He Cares. He Isn't Real.
New York Times Book Review, 3/16- Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy
New York Times Book Review, 3/16- On Deep History and the Brain
Los Angeles Times, 3/17- Exercise Is Good for the Brain
New York Times, 3/17- Our Daily Meds
New York Times, 3/19- A Brief History of Anxiety
New York Times, 3/23- A Season of Song, Dance and Autism
Los Angeles Times, 3/25- Three Documentaries Put Faces on Autism
Washington Post, 4/9- One View of 'A Bipolar Life'
Ann Arbor News, 4/14- Eating Disorders: A Complex Path to Recovery
New York Times Book Review, 4/27- Diagnosis: Female
New York Times, 4/29- Quieting the Demons and Giving Art a Voice
Los Angeles Times, 5/4- Adult Orphans: When Parents Die


Child & Adolescent Mental Health:
Autism Spectrum Disorder-
Associated Press, 1/7- California Autism Cases Continue to Grow
Los Angeles Times, 1/8- Mercury's Removal Doesn't Stom Autism's Rise, Study Shows
New York Times, 1/8- Navigating Life With Humor and Bewilderment
New York Times, 1/8- Fever May Ease Effects of Autism Disorders
Associated Press, 1/9- Rare Gene Change Linked to Autism
Ann Arbor News, 1/16- EMU Adds Autism Specialty to Master's Program
New York Times, 1/23- ABC Drama Takes on Science and Parents
Associated Press, 1/28- Pediatricians Want Autism Show Canceled
Los Angeles Times, 2/16- Antibodies Linked to Development of Autism
Associated Press, 3/5- Government Concedes Vaccine Injury Case
Associated Press, 3/6- Parents Speak Out on Vaccine Settlement
Associated Press, 3/7- Analysis: Vaccine - Autism Link Unproven
New York Times, 3/8- Deal in Autism Case Fuels Debate on Vaccine
New York Times, 3/21- Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines
New York Times, 3/23- A Season of Song, Dance and Autism
Los Angeles Times, 3/25- Three Documentaries Put Faces on Autism
Associated Press, 4/2- Study Links Preemies With Autism Signs
New York Times, 4/20- A Master's in Self-Help
Los Angeles Times, 5/2- Link Between Vaccine, Autism Is Disputed

Child Development-
New York Times, 2/5- Coping With the Caveman in the Crib
Associated Press, 2/29- Study: Spanking Affects Adult Sex Lives
Washington Post, 3/22- Quality Time Seems Stacked In Favor of Firstborns

Child Welfare-
New York Times, 3/2- Disintegration of Mother's Life Was Long Hidden
Associated Press, 3/2- 13,000 Abuse Claims in Juvenile Centers
Associated Press, 4/3- Neglect, Abuse Seen in 90,000 Infants in U.S.
New York Times, 4/16- Bleak Stories Follow Oklahoma Foster Care

Miscellaneous-
Associated Press, 3/11- 1 in 4 U.S. Girls Has Sexual Disease
New York Times, 5/7- The Growing Wave of Teenage Self-Injury

Treatment-
New York Times, 1/8- Pros and Cons of Giving Adult Drugs to Children
New York Times, 2/20- A Home Remedy for Juvenile Offenders


Criminal Sexual Misconduct:
Detroit Free Press, 1/7- Many Suspects Caught, But Some Question Fariness
Hartford Courant, 2/24- Why Wasn't He Stopped?
Hartford Courant, 4/13- How Abused Became Abusers in Connecticut Case
Hartford Courant, 4/15- Sexual Assault Victims Hire Ex-Top State Prosecutor


Domestic Violence:
New York Times, 1/6- Abused Muslim Women in U.S. Gain Advocates
Hartford Courant- 2/15- Connecticut Domestic Violence Bill Has Advocate
New York Times, 2/15- When Strains on Military Families Turn Deadly


Eating Disorders:
New York Times, 3/2- Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand
Associated Press, 3/25- Italy Starts Anti-Anorexia Campaign
Hartford Courant, 4/14- Anorexic Denied Health Plan Coverage
Ann Arbor News, 4/14- A Complex Path to Recovery
Los Angeles Times, 4/16- France May Outlaw Promotion of Anorexia


Emotional Disorders:
New York Times, 1/2- A Clutter Too Deep for Mere Bins and Shelves
Los Angeles Times, 1/4- Add Heart Risk to Neurotics' List of Worries
Associated Press, 1/7- Study: Anxiety May Be Bad for Your Heart
New York Times, 3/19- A Brief History of Anxiety


Family & Marital Issues:
Ann Arbor News, 1/25- Verbal Sparing Might Keep Marriage Alive
New York Times, 1/29- Hitting It Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love
New York Times, 2/12- Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples
Chicago Tribune, 2/20- Anger Makes for a Deadly Bed Partner
Associated Press, 3/20- A Good Marriage Equals Good Blood Pressure
New York Times, 4/6- After War, Love Can Be a Battlefield
Chicago Tribune, 4/23- New Look at Kid's Divorce Trauma


Forensic Psychology:
New York Times, 2/16- Illinois Gunman Showed Few Hints of Trouble
New York Times, 2/19- Gunman's Use of Antidepressant Renew Debate Over Side Effects
New York Times, 2/23- Suspect Found Fit to Stand Trial in Therapist's Killing
Associated Press, 3/2- Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts


Gay, Lesbian & Gender Issues:
Washington Post, 1/4- Same-Sex Divorce Challenges the Legal System


Major Mental Illness:
Bipolar Illness-
Los Angeles Times, 2/1- Bipolar Explorer
Associated Press, 3/22- Controversy Over Home Bipolar Disorder Test
Washington Post, 4/9- One View of 'A Bipolar Life'
New York Times, 5/11- 'Mad Pride' Fights a Stigma

Miscellaneous-
Washington Post, 1/15- 'Lobotomist' Serves as a Warning
New York Times, 1/21- A Missing Son, 'Confused & Unable to Call Home'
Washington Post, 1/26- Virginia Panel Moves to Ease Commitment Laws
Washington Post, 2/10- Lawmakers Weigh Parental Notification Changes
Chicago Tribune, 2/17- Schools Have Stepped Up Mental Health Intervention
New York Times, 3/2- Disintegration of Mother's Life Was Long Hidden
Associated Press, 3/5- House Approves Mental Health Bill
New York Times, 3/25- From Forgotten Luggage, Stories of Mental Illness
Washington Post, 3/25- Gov't Targets 'Confusion' Over Mentally Ill College Students

Schizophrenia-
New York Times, 2/20- Father Tells of Slaying Suspect's Long Ordeal
New York Times, 2/24- Daring to Think Differently About Schizophrenia
Washington Post, 3/28- Schizophrenia Linked to Rare Genetic Glitches

Services-
Washington Post, 1/5- Virginia Urged to Increase Spending on Mental Health
Associated Press, 1/11- Virginia Considers Mental Health Law Changes
Associated Press, 1/17- Bush Releases Billions More For Vets
Washington Post, 2/3- Maryland Groups Aid Mentally Ill And Their Families
Washington Post, 4/9- Virginia To Modernize State Mental Health Services
Associated Press, 4/14- Virginia Tech Massacre Has Altered Campus Mental Health Systems
Hartford Courant, 4/14- Anorexic Denied Health Plan Coverage
New York Times, 4/20- The Expanding Safety Net
Associated Press, 4/22- Resignation of VA Mental Health Official Sought
Associated Press, 5/4- Texas Mental Health Services Are Criticized

Suicide-
Washington Post, 1/22- Suicide Attempts Reveal Strains on Young Latinas
Washington Post, 1/31- Soldier Suicides at Record Level
Associated Press, 1/31- Army Suicides, Attempts Rise Again
New York Times, 2/10- Making Sense of the Great Suicide Debate
New York Times, 2/19- Midlife Suicide Rises, Puzzling Researchers
New York Times, 3/18- Tennage Suicides Bewilder an Island, and the Experts
New York Times, 4/8- Suicide Bigger Threat for Police Than Criminals
Associated Press, 5/8- Medical Know-How Raises Suicide Risk for Doctors


Miscellaneous Topics:
New York Times, 1/8- For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way
New York Times, 1/14- Drug Approved. Is The Disease Real?
New York Times, 1/15- Mid-Life Crisis? Maybe He's a Narcissistic Jerk
New York Times, 1/17- Generation Me vs. You Revisited
New York Times, 1/22- The Online Universe Traversed by Young Cybernauts
New York Times, 2/5- Feel Like a Fraud? At Times, Maybe You Should
New York Times, 2/12- You Remind Me of Me
New York Times, 3/6- House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity
Hartford Courant, 3/9- Military Psychiatric Screening Still Lags
Newhouse News, 3/11- Many With Sleep Disorders Go Undiagnosed
Associated Press, 3/13- Role of Therapist Taking Center Stage in Pop Culture
Hartford Courant, 3/15- Bill Would Reward Mental Health Workers in Military
Los Angeles Times, 3/23- Sleep Deprived Pay the Price
New York Times, 3/25- When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle
Associated Press, 3/28- Colleges Watching Troubled Students Closely
New York Times, 3/30- The Murky Politics of Mind-Body
Chicago Tribune, 5/6- Adopted Youths More Likely to Have Mental Disorders


Professional Issues:
Washington Post, 2/2- Testimony at Hearing Seals Fate of Virginia Psychiatrist
New York Times, 2/3- Detox for the Camera. Doctor's Order!
New York Times, 2/13- Man Is Sought in New York Psychologist's Stabbing
New York Times, 2/14- Vicious Killing Where Troubled Seek a Listener
New York Times, 2/14- Working in Mental Health, The Prospect of Violence Is Part of the Job
New York Times, 2/15- Friend Is Questioned for Eight Hours in Killing of Therapist
Associated Press, 2/16- NYPD Arrests Man in Therapist Slaying
New York Times, 2/19- 'Have You Ever Been in Psychotherapy, Doctor?'
Los Angeles Times, 3/4- Brutal Killing of Psychologist Has Therapists on Edge
New York Times, 3/6- What's in a Chair?
New York Times, 4/22- Stay Stoic or Display Emotions?
Washington Post, 5/2- 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma


Psychotropic Medications:
New York Times, 1/4- Drugs Offer No Benefit in Curbing Agression, Study Finds
New York Times, 1/8- Pros and Cons of Giving Adult Drugs to Children
New York Times, 1/14- Drug Approved. Is The Disease Real?
New York Times, 1/17- Antidepressant Studies Unpublished
New York Times, 1/24- F.D.A. Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials
New York Times, 1/31- Lilly Considers $1 Billion Fine to Settle Case
Associated Press, 2/2- FDA: Chantix May Pose Psychiatric Risks
Chicago Tribune, 2/5- Antidepressants Can Have a Dark Side
New York Times, 2/10- Making Sense of the Great Suicide Debate
Hartford Courant, 2/12- Prescription Drug Misuse Rising
New York Times, 2/19- Gunman's Use of Antidepressant Renew Debate Over Side Effects
Chicago Tribune, 2/20- Doctors: Prozac, Violence Rarely Linked
New York Times, 2/24- Daring to Think Differently About Schizophrenia
Newhouse News, 2/25- Anti Smoking Pill's Dark Side
Washington Post, 2/26- Why All the Drug Alerts?
New York Times, 3/1- F.D.A. Approves Wyeth Antidepressant
Hartford Courant, 3/2- Connecticut's Nursing Homes Overusing Antipsychotic
New York Times, 3/5- More Expensive Placebos Bring More Relief
Associated Press, 3/6- State: No Alerts on Zyprexa Side Effects
New York Times, 3/8- Did Lilly Wait Too Long to Warn about Zyprexa?
New York Times, 3/15- Lilly Email Discussed Unapproved Use of Xyprexa
Los Angeles Times, 3/16- Generics: Just as Good?
New York Times, 3/17- Our Daily Meds
Chicago Tribune, 3/18- For Dementia, Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs May Be More
Associated Press, 3/24- UK to Force Drugmakers to Share Info
New York Times, 3/25- Zyprexa: One Drug, Two Faces
New York Times, 3/26- Lilly Settles Alaska Suit Over Zyprexa
New York Times, 3/27- More on the Alaska Suit Against Lilly
Newhouse News Service, 4/10- Rise in Antidepressant Sales Leads to Debate
Washington Post, 4/13- FDA Looks at Link Between Medications, Depression
New York Times, 4/15- Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants
Associated Press, 4/16- FDA Review Finds Generic Wellbutrin Safe, Effective
Associated Press, 4/23- Risks of Depression Dims Hopes for Anti-Addiction Drug
Associated Press, 5/5- Anti-Psychotic Drug Use Soars in UK Children, Too
Associated Press, 5/7- Chantix Recommended to Quit Smoking Despite Safety Concerns


Psychoanalytic Thought:
New York Times Book Review, 1/20- Freud's Family Tree


Sexuality:
Los Angeles Times, 2/10- Science of the Orgasm


Trauma & Recovery:
New York Times, 1/13- Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles
Associated Press, 1/17- Bush Releases Billions More For Vets
Associated Press, 1/19- Why Does Johnny Come Marching Homeless?
New York Times, 1/20- An Iraq Veteran's Descent
New York Times, 1/27- In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand
Associated Press, 1/30- Study Links Stress to Soldiers' Maladies
Washington Post, 1/31- Soldier Suicides at Record Level
Associated Press, 1/31- Army Suicides, Attempts Rise Again
New York Times, 2/5- Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Children's 9/11 Risk
Associated Press, 3/6- Army: Psychiatrists Needed on Warfronts
Hartford Courant, 3/7- Mental Health Providers Too Few For Troops
Associated Press, 3/18- Gene May Help Explain PTSD
New York Times, 4/6- After War, Love Can Be a Battlefield
Los Angeles Times, 4/17- 18.5% of Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Have Mental Illness
New York Times, 4/22- Talking Veterans Down From Despair
Chicago Tribune, 4/29- Hidden Wounds of Violence
New York Times, 5/1/2008- Closing Arguments in Suit on Veterans' Mental Care
Washington Post, 5/2- Military Stressing Veterans' Counseling
Washington Post, 5/2- 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma


Treatment Approaches:
New York Times Book Review, 1/28- Faith & Healing
New York Times, 2/20- A Home Remedy for Juvenile Offenders
New York Times, 2/21- A Traditional Therapy Finds Modern Uses
New York Times, 3/11- Aromatherapy Rarely Stands Up to Testing
New York Times, 3/11- Psychotherapy for All: An Experiment
Chicago Tribune, 3/16- Going Online for Therapy Lite
New York Times, 4/28- Michael White Dies; Used Stories as Therapy
Los Angeles Times, 5/4- Drums Help Psychotherapist Deal With Parents' Deaths
Hartford Courant, 5/7- Trying To Save Marriages With Internet Therapy


Women's Issues
Associated Press, 3/11- 1 in 4 U.S. Girls Has Sexual Disease
New York Times Book Review, 4/27- Diagnosis: Female