Since the tragic mass shooting in California Friday night by a lone man wielding knives, guns and his vehicle to wreak death and mayhem on unsuspecting victims, discussion has turned to mental health and mental illness.
When is a mere diagnosis of mental illness enough to sever a parent's ties to her child? And how much effort must child welfare officials legally exert before they do so? Seth Freed Wessler joins Assistant Managing Editor Eric …
A $70 million program will try to develop brain implants able to regulate emotions in the mentally ill. … you have PTSD, let's do surgery,' ” says Dougherty. “It's going to be for people who don't respond to the other treatments.” …
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There are ten clinically recognized personality disorders, each characterized by socially abnormal feelings and behaviors that can create a life of instability.
