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Most new mothers experience the blues after childbirth, while 10% of those develop clinical depression and one in 1,000 develop psychosis. Hormones and social customs work together in affecting postpartum depression as demonstrated by the less frequent incidence of the illness in cultures where the new mother is nurtured and cared for for many weeks.

Author: Slater, Lauren
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Psychological aspects, Analysis, Causes of, Postpartum depression, Childbirth, Delivery (Childbirth), Mothers, Infanticide

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How do you cure a sex addict?

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Dr. Martin Kafka treats persisent deviant sexual arousal - sex addiction - with serotonin drug therapy. Despite Kafka's acknowledged preeminence in the psychiatry of hypersexuality, it is unclear whether the several patients interviewed are 'cured' by drugs or by Kafka's optimistic, befriending manner.

Author: Slater, Lauren, Guip, Amy
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Research, Prevention, Drug therapy, Interview, Sex crimes, Psychology, Pathological, Psychopathology, Sexual addiction, Serotonin, Kafka, Martin

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Talk to me

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A Boston resident who tried to telephone family and friends in New York City on Sept 11 finally gets through to a wrong number, but the man who answers kindly stays on the line with her.

Author: Slater, Lauren
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
United States, Social aspects, Personal narratives, Cover Story, Telephone etiquette, Assistance in emergencies, Emergency assistance, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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