Critics of New York's SAFE Act, which requires mental health professionals to report anyone they deem "likely to engage in conduct that will cause serious harm to self or others," have raised similar concerns. "The threshold …
Month: January 2016
The Link Between PCOS and Bipolar Disorder | Bipolar Laid Bare
The Link Between PCOS and Bipolar Disorder Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) has seemed like the fad diagnosis. It's one of those situations where it suddenly seems that everyone seems to be diagnosed with it and you …
Mental Health: Self Awareness | Aden Ng
To me, self-awareness in mental health isn't just about knowing you have a problem. It's not just about seeing a doctor either. It's a lot more complicated than that. It's about learning from the worst of yourself. Before 2013, I …
Here's Obama's New Plan to Tighten Gun Laws | Mother Jones
A $500 million investment in mental-health services. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms, and Explosives will announce a rule requiring background checks for people who purchase weapons through a trust or …
Mental illness and homelessness – fiscal myopia strikes again | Bill …
The mentally ill fall into this category. Most of us are ill equipped to handle a fellow citizen in deep mental crisis shaking and frothing in front of us. It is an incredibly confronting situation that makes most of us deeply …