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  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    On January 6, Not Dead Yet and ten other national and New York state disability rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the New York Appellate Division in support of a lower court ruling […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Most days, this patient lives, works, and functions just as you do. But here is how schizophrenia affects his or her brain, thinking, and everyday life.

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  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    When the nation's eyes turn to an outbreak of shocking violence, we are quick to characterize the episode in vague terms implicating mental illness as the culprit. We refer to “crazy” acts, “pure insan […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    By Dorian Martin for Jennyoga The term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been in the nation's vernacular for a while, thanks to movies such as American Sniper, Saving Private Ryan, Born on the Fourth […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Results of experiments with mice may help shed light on some of the harder-to-treat symptoms of schizophrenia in humans, a new study suggests.

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  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    The findings, which were reported today in the journal Neuron, explain some of the underlying mechanisms that lead to the more difficult-to-treat symptoms of schizophrenia, including social withdrawal, reduced […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    New York, NY, January 6, 2015–Scientists at Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), and the Université Paris Descartes have found […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    This initiative is important, and necessary, because when it comes to mental illness, helping is, unfortunately, not our natural response. Instead, according to the NCBH, most people shy away from or avoid […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Despite the high needs, provision of mental health services is limited [in Congo]. Less than one percent of the government's health budget goes towards it. There are six mental health hospitals in the entire […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Spousal assaulters in outpatient mental health care. Domestic violence is defined as: 'a physical, mental or sexual violation of the personal integrity of the victim by a person from the victim's family […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds has filed a $6 million wrongful death suit against mental health workers, New York's governor is ordering local governments to take homeless individuals off the streets during […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Why do some individuals develop bipolar disorder while their high-risk siblings do not? A new study has found that naturally occurring changes in brain wiring may help people at high genetic risk of developing […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Recent data suggests just how much of an impact social media is having on our mental health. The results may make you want to stop your social media habit.

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  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Woodforest Golf Club would like to offer a special thanks to the Members and Guests that contributed to the fund drive in support of the PTSD Foundation and Camp Hope. This interim housing provides a safe […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    The cases that are anonymized are, for the most part, mental health law decisions relating to confinement in mental health institutions. The anonymization of cases involving delusional individuals in other […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Are you chronically stressed out, chronically fatigued, or both? Are you careful about your diet and lifestyle but nothing works? You may want to consider whether post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) plays a […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    Obama declares stricter background checks for guns, increased services for individuals with mental health issues. Daily file photo by Lauren Duquette. President Obama speaks on relationships between police and […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    A SERVICE which cares for vulnerable and at risk children and teenagers is facing an uncertain future. A small team which provides mental health support across West Sussex for children in foster care or who […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    KINGSTON — One of the president's key points in reducing gun violence was beefing up mental health background checks to prevent firearms getting into the wrong hands. “If we can continue to de-stigmatize m […]

  • Jeremy wrote a new post 9 years ago

    President Obama finalized a rule on Jan. 4 that allows health care providers to report mentally ill people to …

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    What Obama's Gun Control Laws Mean For The Mental Health Care …

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