A young man, who is said to have a history of mental illness, has been ordered by the court to pay compensation of $9,400 to Jimmy Joseph, who he stabbed in June 2014. Kenneth Francis of Fond St. Jean stabbed Joseph 17 …
Month: December 2015
Americans Deserve Excellence in Mental Health Care Reform …
Health Care Reform – business as usual… This week, Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health published a Huffington Post article calling for an end to the incarceration of people …
Psych News Alert: High Benzodiazepine Use for Schizophrenia …
Chronic, high-dose use of benzodiazepines among patients with schizophrenia appears to be associated with a markedly higher overall mortality rate than is seen in patients with schizophrenia who have not been exposed to …
Mechanism for Specific Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Discovered …
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, and the Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University in Sweden have identified a gene variant linked to psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder.
How Did We Get Into This Mess?: Chicago Police and Disability Rights
Chicago Police and Disability Rights. Long read on mental health and policing in Chicago, with an emphasis on CIT team training. I should have a piece out relatively soon on the need to stop focusing on crisis, and instead …