Articles & Updates
Glenn Miller, M.D. is a weekly contributor to the Santa Barbara News-Press. His column, Healthy Mind – Healthy Future, can be found every Saturday on page A2. The topics for the column are often initiated by personal questions from the readership audience.
Stockholm Syndrome
“I mean, they call it Stockholm syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder. And, you know, I had no free will. I had virtually no free will until I was separated from them for about two weeks.” – Patty Hearst Mental disorders effect many millions of people worldwide. In some cases, the psychological problems experienced are...
READ MORESeasonal Affective Disorder
'Tis done! dread Winter spread his latest glooms, and reigns tremendous o'er the conquered year! - James Thomson Seasonal Affective Disorder (also known as SAD or seasonal depression) is a mood disorder that refers to incidents of depression that occur annually, for most...
READ MOREJuvenile Fire-Setting Part 1
"Fire itself is neither good nor evil, it is neutral. Its character is determined by the eye of the perceiver and the hand of the user." – Anonymous This past Tuesday I was honored once again to be asked by Mike Williams and Ted Adams to be a guest on their radio show, “Community Alert”, on KZSB 1290. This time to discuss the...
READ MOREJuvenile Fire-Setting Part 2
“Burn baby burn! - Burn that mama down.” – The Trammps In Part 1 of this two-part series the reader was presented with: an overview of juvenile fire-setting; some of the rather sobering statistics related to it; its three sub-groups; some common myths often associated with it; related characteristics; and, individual and...
READ MOREKleptomania
"A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can’t help himself." – Henry Morgan Shoplifting sets retailers back some $10 billion dollars a year in stolen merchandise. Although mostly performed by amateur and professional shoplifters a small percentage is done by people who feel a compulsive need to steal. They are not...
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