There is in fact a powerful reason to scrutinize the psychology field: we are in the midst of a mental illness epidemic. Office visits by children and adolescents treated for the condition jumped forty-fold from 1994 to 2003.

The FDA is restricting the speech of private drug firms. This may violate the First Amendment rights of drugs companies.

J. M. Barrie's famous 1904 play, Peter Pan or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, reflected the difficulty of the young entering the adult world in Victorian times. The story, still enormously popular, made the refusal to grow up sound charming. Far less charming is the thwarted transition to adulthood...

The community ofmilspouse bloggers has generated nationwide sympathy and appreciation for families who have sacrificed in a time of war.

The Gore campaign's shifting message.

The issue of forced medication is by no means new.

We need a firm resolve to resist the temptation to treat healthy kids as miserable mental cases.

Ronald Reagan would probably recognize, and approve of, aspects of Sarah Palin's political persona, especially since virtually all the criticisms of Palin were lobbed at Ronald Reagan before and during his time in the White House.