Category Archives: Medical
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, the story of a scientist who created a monster and repulsed by the results, abandoned the creature. Victor Frankenstein couldn’t escape responsibility for his experiment, haunted by the creature for the rest of his life. The book is a warning of science and technology gone unchecked, of man playing God without [...]
I’m always on the lookout for interesting plot ideas. Today I saw a story about a heart transplant recipient who took his own life. His donor also committed suicide. As if that wasn’t enough to make the story interesting, both the donor and recipient were in love with the same woman. Doesn’t [...]
I tend to research subjects for my writing related to crime, police investigations and forensics. Crimes, particularly violent crimes, are often associated with mental illnesses. I think writers have a responsibility to accurately represent mental illness rather than stereotyping or propagating misinformation. If you are incorporating mental illness into your work of fiction, learn about [...]
Science is unraveling the twisted minds of serial killers, looking to nature versus nurture to find the core of evil. If the source of evil can be identified, diagnosed like a disease, perhaps there is a cure. Investigating the most notorious serial killers has revealed three common components.
1. Abuse
Children who are abused, who also suffer [...]
Schizophrenia strikes without warning, destroying typical families, yet the horror endured is anything but typical. Days are filled with frightening hallucinations and paranoia. If diagnosed it can be managed with medications, but often the disease goes untreated with dire consequences. Deinstitutionalization has lead to an untreated mentally ill homeless population. Beneath the city streets, the [...]
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