Are Cult Members Insane?
A new study of cult murders in the U.S. suggests that even the deepest and most disturbing convictions are no proof of mental illness—nor, some argue, should they be.
Psychiatric Care
Does Animal-Assisted Therapy Work?
A new study finds that a dog might be just what the doctor ordered.
Preventing (Versus Predicting) Violence After Release
Researchers search for the proximate causes of violence in criminal psychiatric patients.
My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward
We met at 18. We wed at 24. At 27, I checked my wife into a psych ward—for the first time. How mental illness re-shapes a marriage.
Four Sites We Like and Are Reading This Month
Four destinations across the Web that Pacific Standard staffers find themselves returning to again and again.