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Zika virus raises issues of both abortion rights and disability rights

Chloe Angyal writes in the Huffington Post about how the Zika virus may put abortion rights and disability rights on a collision course, although the causal connection between Zika and birth defects has not been established.

Study Explores Gene Linked to Schizophrenia – GoodTherapy.org

Two scientists do research in a lab A variant in a gene that escalates synaptic pruning—a process that removes neurons from the brain that are no longer useful—could be linked to schizophrenia, according to a large study …

Monday Mood News: A Step Forward Against The Stigma Around …

It is our sincere hope that through hard work, education, and dedication that the stigma around mental illness will stop. According to the World Health Organization, 450 million people around the world suffer from some kind of …

Cultural Competency and Ethics in Mental Health Care – KidsPeace

For those attendees who may have wondered why presenter Thespina Arcure chose to discuss ethics in KidsPeace Institute's first Clinical Café presentation of the year, she had a ready answer: “Because we're seeing things …

Rhode Island to Consider Adding PTSD to Medical Marijuana …

More:  Rhode Island to Consider Adding PTSD to Medical Marijuana …