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In many American cities, young black men are a group in critical condition, growing up into lives of poverty, crime and early death. In an attempt to stem that tide, the board of education in Detroit -- where black males have a 54% dropout rate -- decided to establish three all-male...
What accounts for the apparent difference in the two men's physical and mental condition? How well hostages cope with captivity depends partly on how long and how roughly they are held. The more brutal the conditions, the more brutalized the body and mind. Tracy and McCarthy suffered much the...
Hardy hostages have a vivid imagination, which helps them withstand the tedium of confinement and restores some sense of control over their lives. Such prisoners invent new games or languages, retrace a journey, or set aside a specific time of the day for positive fantasizing. Psychiatrist Frank Ochberg, a clinical...
Tracy's mental condition before his kidnapping is unclear. His ex-wife has reported receiving some odd letters from him, including one in which he said he was "the father of 5,000 motorcycles." His doctors have revealed that Tracy was treated in the past for psychological difficulties, but they...
Eyes twinkling, hands folded across her swelling belly, Arlette Schweitzer imagines the headlines a tabloid might concoct to sensationalize her admittedly unusual condition. The exercise amuses her no end -- probably because there is nothing the least bit bizarre about this cheerful 42-year-old librarian who lives with her husband...