Read more psychiatry stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/750/psychiatry.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:37:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74166/hasan-sought-to-turn-in-patients-for-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaj. Nidal Malik Hasan repeatedly tried to have his patients prosecuted for “war crimes,” raising the issue with Army authorities a final time on Nov. 2—just 3 days before the Fort Hood massacre. In a breach of doctor-patient confidentiality, Hasan asked superiors if he could legally pass along information...http://www.newser.com/story/74166/hasan-sought-to-turn-in-patients-for-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 16:25:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73486/blame-vicarious-ptsd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Todd Essig learned the Fort Hood shooter “was an Army psychiatrist who treats post traumatic stress disorder, himself on the cusp of deployment, I thought, ‘I’m not surprised.’” Why? Because there is a documented transfer of trauma disorders from sufferers to caregivers, dubbed “vicarious traumatization.” For some who...http://www.newser.com/story/73486/blame-vicarious-ptsd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 10:03:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65269/swiss-shrink-revives-lsd-research.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Swiss psychiatrist has revived research into the use of LSD to treat emotional disorders after decades of neglect, Der Spiegel reports (unable to resist the headline "Tune In, Turn On, Cheer Up"). Albert Gasser, the first person to study the psychiatric use of the hallucinogen in 35 years, has...http://www.newser.com/story/65269/swiss-shrink-revives-lsd-research.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Jul 2009 7:17:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64546/long-buried-ptsd-emerges-in-wwii-veterans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor many World War II veterans, decades-old memories of war aren’t as deeply buried as they once believed. The veterans administration estimates that 5% of the 2.5 million US World War II vets suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Older vets came of age when...http://www.newser.com/story/64546/long-buried-ptsd-emerges-in-wwii-veterans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 12:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59548/shrinks-single-out-next-ptsd-bitterness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome psychiatrists believe embitterment is so common and so destructive that it should be classed as a mental illness, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sufferers are described as people who have worked hard at something like a job or relationship, only to be transformed into angry, pessimistic, brooding individuals consumed...http://www.newser.com/story/59548/shrinks-single-out-next-ptsd-bitterness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57632/demons-under-control-royals-greinke-makes-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKansas City’s Zack Greinke has been, without question, the best pitcher of this young baseball season. The 25-year-old didn’t allow a run in his first three starts; his 0.50 ERA and 5-0 record are both major-league bests. After losing most of the 2006 season to his fight with depression...http://www.newser.com/story/57632/demons-under-control-royals-greinke-makes-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 10:02:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55338/obama-plays-shrink-to-europe-dowd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTherapists could learn a thing or two from the "psychological finesse" Barack Obama showed in Europe this week, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Obama's upbringing taught him how to "slip in and out of different worlds," and that legacy was on display at the G20 conference as...http://www.newser.com/story/55338/obama-plays-shrink-to-europe-dowd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Apr 2009 9:34:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54572/remorseful-fritzl-i-want-only-the-hardest-punishment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJosef Fritzl describes intense feelings of remorse in the first interview since his trial, the Telegraph reports. Fritzl, who abruptly switched his plea to guilty in the middle of the proceedings, said his decision was prompted by hearing his daughter describe in court how he imprisoned and habitually raped her:...http://www.newser.com/story/54572/remorseful-fritzl-i-want-only-the-hardest-punishment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 13:12:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45369/cruise-lauer-grip-and-make-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTom Cruise and Matt Lauer met on Today for the first time since an infamously tense 2005 interview, and this time, things were more relaxed, People reports. The pair chatted about their previous meeting. "I came across as arrogant," Cruise said, adding, "that's not the person I am." They squabbled...http://www.newser.com/story/45369/cruise-lauer-grip-and-make-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 11:40:01 CST