Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella, 54, died Tuesday of a hemorrhage following surgery. Minghella was best known for adaptations of such books as Best Picture winner “The English Patient,” “Cold Mountain,” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” “The English Patient” won nine Academy Awards, including Best Director. Minghella was in Botswana recently, filming Alexander McCall Smith’s The [...]
Monday, March 10, 2008
An official with Veterans Health Administration recently testified that over 60,000 military personnel who served in Afghanistan and Iraq have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Advocacy groups say that the prevalence of PTSD is due to the widespread use of improvised explosive devices, multiple rotations, and the ambiguity of fighting combatants dressed as civilians. [...]
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Acute shyness, or social phobia, is considered by some professionals to be an under-recognized and under-treated mental health problem. At it most serious, social phobia is experienced by those who suffer with it as an inability to carry out even normal daily activities. Other experts say that extreme shyness is not an illness, but is [...]
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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