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 dismissing a case …
Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness
What It's Like to Have Schizophrenia | Reader's Digest
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.
Does Mental Illness Cause Gun Violence? | Care2 Causes
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 insanity” or “madmen.”.
Reversing PTSD with Mindfulness | Live. Breathe. Do Yoga.
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 of July, Forest …
Mouse Study May Offer Clues to Mysteries of Schizophrenia – Health …
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.