Spanking: Abuse or Discipline

Spanking: Abuse or Discipline

Mental health ill-effects from spanking? “There was an old lady who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do She gave them some broth without any bread. She whipped them all soundly, and sent them to bed.” No one is credited as the writer...
PTSD: Examining the “Natural” in Natural Disasters

PTSD: Examining the “Natural” in Natural Disasters

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MENTAL ILLNESS, PTSD, AND NATURAL DISASTERS It happens every year. Around this time of year, the East Coastal United States is subjected to the constant threat of strong, powerful, rotating storms called hurricanes. This year, has, however, been...

Music and Mental Health: Guess Who (V)

Another not completely uncommon mental health difficulty faced by some phenomenal composers is obsessive-compulsive disorder. One such individual was a nineteenth century Austrian composer. As an organist, his father was his first music teacher, although he died when...