Mental Health

American Journal of Psychiatry: S.F. Behavioral Courts Work

Dot Com Autists: Get Some 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Therapy

Cold Turkey

New law axes disability benefits for alcoholics, addicts; advocates fear homelessness upsurge

Gathering Storm

They pile up their stuff to the point of fire danger and rat infestation. A task force is taking on this nearly insurmountable problem.

Gay porn star Michael Brandon vows comeback

They pile up their stuff to the point of fire danger and rat infestation. A task force is taking on this nearly insurmountable problem.

Salvation for Drunk Punks

There is hope for you after all, and without bringing God into it.

Homeless SF State students struggle to stay in school and stay loaded

There is hope for you after all, and without bringing God into it.

Thank You For Being a Freak

There is hope for you after all, and without bringing God into it.

Breaking the Cycle

It's expensive and time-consuming, but a court can help cure the hard-core homeless problem in San Francisco

Just Say No

Conventional wisdom says psychiatric drugs save lives, but for some San Franciscans the pills are a prescription for disaster

Psycho Dogs

What makes canines go crazy? The answer is in their genes.

Big Pharma

A competent performance depressed by a one-sided argument

Olive Woo Murphy 1/08/03 – 3/29/06

A competent performance depressed by a one-sided argument

Cock Party?

Question for Jordan Knight: Was the Block those New Kids were on located in the Castro?

Best Place to Work on Your Laptop When You're Unemployed

Question for Jordan Knight: Was the Block those New Kids were on located in the Castro?

Bouncer

Journey inside the mind of Janis Joplin and Bob Marley as Bouncer gets "Crucial."

Cowboy Junkies

One Soul Now

Sex and the Single Psychologist

Should Dr. Al Cooper's fuzzy data and controversial subject stop him from becoming a media darling -- or getting a date?

Weight Loss|Smoking Cessation|Substance Abuse

Should Dr. Al Cooper's fuzzy data and controversial subject stop him from becoming a media darling -- or getting a date?

Big Doctor Is Watching

As of April 14, the national security police can monitor your medical records without your knowledge. So can the local police.

Brain Storms

A City Hall plan to downgrade S.F.'s only long-term-care facility for the severely mentally ill has critics up in arms

Letters to the Editor

Mental Breakdown; Criticisms and Compliments; Corrections

Getting the Treatment

Proposition 36 is based on a noble idea: substituting drug treatment for prison sentences. But the measure needs practical help.

Mental Cruelty

Michael Wise and Susan Owsley are recovering schizophrenics who got the right kind of help, and got off the street.The mayor's secret budget cuts will make sure that doesn't happen anymore.

The Black Heart Procession

Three (Touch and Go)

Blind Faith

A new treatment for victims of severe emotional trauma involving rhythmic eye movements has therapists claiming almost miraculous results. Psychological researchers say the eyes just don't have it.

Broken Fix

In a radical approach, San Francisco is making addiction a health issue rather than a law enforcement imperative. So far, though, treatment on demand has been a costly pipe dream.

The Doctor, the Transsexual, the Bed-Shooting and the Lawsuit

The stormy relationship between a transitioning transsexual and a well-known sex counselor raises questions about the growing field of sexology

Letters

The stormy relationship between a transitioning transsexual and a well-known sex counselor raises questions about the growing field of sexology

Cothran

The stormy relationship between a transitioning transsexual and a well-known sex counselor raises questions about the growing field of sexology

A Spoonful of Sugar

Using sex -- and celebrity -- to sell an antidepressant

Perverted Justice?

Or is a new law that puts sexual predators in long-term psychiatric lock-up really -- and finally -- justice for perverts?

Letters

Or is a new law that puts sexual predators in long-term psychiatric lock-up really -- and finally -- justice for perverts?

Savage Love

Or is a new law that puts sexual predators in long-term psychiatric lock-up really -- and finally -- justice for perverts?

Father Knows Bud Didn't Use Heroin

How a false rumor of drug use dogged the life and career of actor Billy Gray

Of Community and Quarantine

A fight over mental health treatment blurs the line between civilization and discrimination

Matrix's Happy Face

New statistics contradict Jordan's spin on homeless crackdown

Chronic City: After Further Review, Smoking Pot Doesn't Make You Crazy -- Blimey!

oldies.comWhich came first, the lunatics or the grass? The time-honored notion of reefer madness, given new life recently in the British tabloid press, has taken another hit from reality. Widespread marijuana use by the public has not been followed by a proportional rise in diagnoses of schizophreni ... More >>

Distraught Friends Stick Up for Man Accused of Slaughtering Dog in S.F. Catholic Church

Joseph Byrnes' longtime friends have trouble believing he'd ever harm one of his beloved dogs -- but note the San Francisco musician's battles with mental illness ​On Monday, SF Weekly broke the disturbing story of a nude man eyewitnesses and police claim hacked his pit bull to death in a Bernal ... More >>

Longtime Friends of Man Accused of Slaughtering Dog in Church: 'We've All Been Very Worried About Him For a While'

Joe Byrnes' friends say they pleaded with him to seek help -- and he always refused​Longtime friends of Joe Byrnes say the man accused of slaughtering his pit bull with an axe while naked in a San Francisco Catholic church has a long history of mental illness and has steadfastly refused his loved ... More >>

And the Happiest Place in America Is ... Sunnyvale?

Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

Dirty Thieves put a spell on you

Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

Funny or Die

Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

Bouncer: At the Lone Palm, mulling Prop. 8 and dead German tourists

Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

Art Review: Fritz Liedtke: "Skeleton in the Closet"

Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

"Skeleton in the Closet"

Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

Ibogaine has helped addicts kick meth and heroin. Is it the trip that does the trick?

Be well...​If there were a list compiled of how many lists a city is listed in -- well our city of San Francisco would be tops on that list. So I'm always reticent to write about some national rankings the City by the Bay finds itself on. That being said, we just stumbled across one that's interes ... More >>

UCSF Researchers Believe They Have Found a Drug To Cure Alcoholism

Curing Alcoholism ​Leave it to Americans to try to cure alcoholism with a pill. UCSF researchers believe a muscle relaxant already out on the market can drastically reduce the urge to binge drink.Researchers from UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic used drunk rats to prove their hypothesis. They studied t ... More >>

OWNing It: We're Addicted to Oprah

OWNCast of "Addicted to Food," a reality series that debuted last night on Oprah's TV network.​Is Oprah your God? Have you made the move to her new home? OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, has kept us all waiting for the original programming it promised. And though Kidnapped by the Kids may not b ... More >>

Mental Health Employees Sue Over Crazy Work Schedule

Stop the madness!​City employees who care for the severely mentally ill have sued over a severely unstable work schedule that's driving them craaaaaaaazy. They are scheduled to work four days one week, then six days the next, then four, then six .....This routine was devised by a madhouse, known f ... More >>