Politics & Policy
October 11, 2017
Are We Misdiagnosing the Cause of Gun Violence?
Guest column: Let’s stop blaming mental illness for mass shootings.
Mental Illness
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.
Longreads
February 12, 2013
Trouble in Mind
Andre Thomas is deeply mentally ill. He is also a vicious murderer. How should he be punished?
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Anxieties of Royce White
AWOL Houston Rockets rookie Royce White, who suffers from generalized anxiety disorder, is at odds with the team over how to best manage his illness.
January 21, 2013
Texas Executes Tenth Man of 2012
Jonathan Green was put to death Wednesday for the 2000 murder of a 12-year-old girl, but his lawyers maintained until the end that their client was mentally ill and thus unsuitable for execution.
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
“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.
Antonya Nelson
March 1, 2008
The Easier Life
My Mexican housekeeper’s son had the troubles of many American teens. If only I could have helped him more.
Music
December 1, 2001
A Long, Strange Trip
The life of Roky Erickson—one of the most influential Texas rock and rollers of all time—has been one calamity after another. His family and friends have taken care of him with the best of intentions, but you know what they say about the road to hell.
Health
July 31, 1995
A Perfect Mess
Can a suburban Dallas house-wife who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder ever overcome her fears? She doubts it.
Health
September 30, 1992
Last Rights
My son ended his life after three years of madness and unbearable depression. Who am I to say he did the wrong thing?
News & Politics
October 1, 1978
A Season in Hell
A few years ago guards ran the Rusk State Hospital for the criminally insane. Now sociopathic criminals rule the wards.
Health
December 1, 1976
In the Bin
A schizophrenic’s own story of his tour through asylums from Bellevue to Texas.