United Nations officials are to visit the UK to investigate whether the government's controversial welfare reforms are committing “grave violations” of disabled peoples' human rights. A Scottish disability charity said it had been …
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My Battles with Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and …
I have obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. I was diagnosed the summer before my freshman year in high school, though I likely dealt with one or both illnesses for most of my life to that point.
Intelligence, creativity and bipolar disorder may share underlying …
Study linking high childhood IQ with bipolar traits later in life suggests that mood disorders may be the genetic price we pay for intelligence and creativity.
Ask a North Korean: how do you treat mental illness? | World news …
In an ongoing series, NK News poses a reader's question to a defector who fled the DPRK. Here, the poor state of psychiatric care comes under scrutiny.
Jiu Jitsu instructor helps veterans cope with PTSD | FOX5 San Diego …
The second-degree black belt not only instructs classes, but also helps veterans suffering from PTSD. “Some people preach from the pulpit, some people heal from the doctor's room, and I heal from the mat,” Gallegos said.