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The Costs of Job Stress

One of our followers, Julia Smith, offered to share with our readers the following charming blog on the effects of work and college stress, and I thought everyone might enjoy what for us is a breather.  Have “fun.” Image compliments of… Continue Reading

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Getting Taken to the Cleaners, the Poorhouse, or Worse–to Jail

As much as your friends and family would love to protect you, it’s really your own job to avoid being betrayed financially, as you’re the one who has all the clues. Be your own detective regarding financially improper or criminal… Continue Reading

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“More willing to fund criminal justice than mental health:” Chicago’s Criminalization of the Mentally Ill

“The largest mental health provider in the state of Illinois is the Cook County Jail.” ~ Tom Dart, Cook County (IL) Sheriff Thus Tom Dart welcomes you to the largest mental health facility in the state of Illinois–Cook County jail. Just… Continue Reading

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The Damage of a Long Commute–Putting Your Life in Danger?

I have a pretty good commute, all things considered. I have to move myself from my upstairs, down one–possibly two, depending on where I am at the moment–flights, propel myself around a corner, open a door, and deposit myself on… Continue Reading

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It Pays to Be a Boy–and a Radiologist

I think my readers have guessed by now that I like my research down and dirty. From journals with high impact factors, with lots of statistics and graphs, and a whole lot of talk about confidence intervals and “p greater… Continue Reading

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What’s A College Education Worth? Just Ask Congress

A college education is clearly worth something in the minds of politicians these days, as President Obama’s roast of Mitt Romney made clear. At the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where hilarity ((perhaps not our president’s greatest strength) is called for… Continue Reading

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Just the Facts, Ma’am; The Numbers Don’t Lie: Not Servicing the Mentally Ill

“New York’s Riker’s Island, Chicago’s Cook County Jail and the Los  Angeles County Jail are the largest mental health institutions in the  nation. . . 15 percent of the inmates of those three  jails are mentally ill, making penal institutions… Continue Reading

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It Just Isn’t Worth That Much: Paying For Mental Illness Prevention

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” ~ Warren Buffett If Warren Buffet, probably one of very few men in financial history with even remote islands asking him for economic help, tells me I get good bang for my buck,… Continue Reading

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A Kindler, Gentler Psychiatrist

Dr. Dilip Jeste is what we would call a high-achiever. For starters, he’s published 11 books, which I suppose is child’s play, but over 600 articles in peer-reviewed journals. My guess is that he writes ‘over’ because by the time you reach… Continue Reading

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How to Succeed In Business Without. . .Social Skills? Forget it!

“85% of your social and financial success in life is determined by your social and communication skills” ~ The Dale Carnegie Foundation Do you remember when psychologist Daniel Goleman made a big splash in 1995 by publishing his groundbreaking book, Emotional Intelligence, which… Continue Reading