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.
Our Brain-Scrubbing System
Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub; and who do you think they be? – Nursery Rhyme We have known for quite some time that too little sleep can really deplete your brain’s energy, but scientists have really never understood why. That is until a recently published study conducted by Dr. Maiken Nedergaard, director of the...
READ MOREThe Isla Vista Rampage
“Nothing good ever comes of violence.” – Martin Luther Yet another senseless tragedy befalls our community. And yet another day, week, and likely months to come of asking the question -- Why? It has been eight days now since 22-year old Elliot Rodger wantonly murdered six people in Isla Vista before...
READ MORESkin-Picking Disorder
“My fingernail itches. I need to scratch it with my skin.” ― Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title Skin-picking disorder, also known...
READ MOREOur Broken Mental Health Care System
“We’re protecting civil liberties at the expense of health and safety,” - Doris A. Fuller, Executive Director of the Treatment Advocacy Center, As those of you who have read my column over the almost three years I have been writing my weekly feature are aware, I have...
READ MOREDelusional Misidentification Syndrome
“The moment I laid eyes on her I knew she was somebody else, somebody I could love. And since somebody else never showed up, I did fall in love with her.” – Jarod Kintz Mental disorders affect many millions of people worldwide. In some cases, the psychological problems experienced are exceedingly rare and/or bizarre. In...
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