Month: December 2015

Paul Ryan: 'Clearly we can do more' to address mental health issues …

WASHINGTON — After a gunman murdered three at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic last week House Speaker Paul Ryan said it's time for Congress to take action on mental health issues. “Clearly we can do more,” …

Jo Brand: newspapers reinforce ignorance over mental health …

Comedian and former mental health nurse says press watchdog has so far achieved 'square root of sweet FA' in tackling negative reporting.

Yorkshire Ripper mental health review revives central issue of trial …

Yorkshire Ripper mental health review revives central issue of trial. Jury in 1981 rejected truth of Sutcliffe's account to psychiatrists that a divine voice had told him to kill prostitutes. Peter Sutcliffe in 1974. Three psychiatrists …

Patients with Severe Mental Illness Rarely Tested for Diabetes …

Newswise — Although adults with serious psychiatric disorders are at high risk for diabetes, a large study led by UC San Francisco reveals that low-income patients on Medicaid are rarely screened for it. The findings support …

Paul Ryan Pushes Mental Health Reform Instead Of Gun Laws After …

WASHINGTON — The priority of Congress after the deadly shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado over Thanksgiving weekend should be to fix the nation's mental health system, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) …