Turn On, Tune In, Feel Better: The Rise of Psychedelic Therapy in Texas
As clinics across the state offer ketamine therapy for depression, a bill would fund further studies on MDMA use and psilocybin for PTSD treatment of vets.
Mental Health
The National Podcast of Texas
November 27, 2019
Ryan Holiday’s New Book About Achieving Stillness Is Not at All About Meditation
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the author of ‘Stillness Is the Key’ details a powerful antidote for our noisy times.
Books
October 30, 2019
A San Antonio CEO on the Worst Years of His Life
Geekdom's Lorenzo Gomez grapples with his hellish time in middle school.
Politics & Policy
October 29, 2019
What Happens When the Texas Governor Shares the Worst Day of Your Life on Twitter?
As part of his campaign against Austin’s homelessness rules, Greg Abbott tweeted an old video of a non-homeless man having a mental health episode. His attorney says the governor is “retraumatizing” the man and his family.
Music
May 29, 2019
Globe-Trotting DJ Spencer Brown’s Unique Form of Stress Management
The Dallas native has always suffered from anxiety. Becoming a famous, globe-trotting DJ made it worse—and gave him a way to channel it.
Health
September 8, 2016
What We Can Learn About The Stigma Of Mental Illness From Susan Hawk
The embattled Dallas County DA resigned this week.
The Stand Up Desk
February 20, 2013
A Mighty Collaboration
The story from our March issue about the case of Andre Thomas is the fruit of an exciting collaboration with our pals at the Texas Tribune.
Health
January 20, 2013
Patient Observation
Wichita Falls was about as average a town as you could imagine. Except within the gates of the state hospital.
Health
January 20, 2013
Wonder Drug on Trial
Prozac was supposed to cure Skye Morris’ depression. Now her husband is trying to prove that it caused her to commit suicide.
Health
January 20, 2013
Cop Drama
How cuts to the budget of our mental health care system have created a nightmare for police officers in Houston—and everywhere else.
Health
January 20, 2013
“Their Last Good Chance to Get Better”
The state's public mental health system was woeful to begin with, and now legislative budget cuts have made it even worse. For thousands of mentally ill kids like Grant Williams, the only place to get treatment is a juvenile prison.
Health
January 20, 2013
The Long, Lonesome Road
Fred Thomas was young, poor, and black. Not only was he afflicted with the terror of schizophrenia, he was also faced with the chaos of the Texas mental health system.
News & Politics
February 1, 2008
The Gritty Truth
A criminal justice reform activist in Texas on overcrowded prisons, Tulia, the Texas Youth Commission, and the criminalization of mental illness.
True Crime
January 1, 1993
Scarred
Not long after she made her trek from Texas to New York, Marla Hanson saw her modeling career end at the hands of a razor-wielding thug. Six years later, the cuts on her face have healed, but the emotional wounds remain.
Health
December 1, 1976
In the Bin
A schizophrenic’s own story of his tour through asylums from Bellevue to Texas.