Category Archives: Mental Illness

Criminality: We Need to Change our Approach to Treating Mental …

People suffering from mental illness are not receiving adequate treatment, and this is leading to high rates of criminality worldwide. There is an established.

Turning Tragedies Into Teachable Moments About Mental Illness …

12-29-15 A double shooting by Chicago police caused the mayor to call for a city-wide review of training and Alexa James, the executive director of the National Alliance On Mental Illness chapter in Chicago, was quick to tell reporters about …

Talk on PTSD planned in Archbold – Fulton County Expositor …

ARCHBOLD – Tanya Brunner, office manager of the Defiance County Veterans Affairs Office, will talk about post-traumatic stress disorder and help that is available for families with a loved one who suffers from PTSD at the …

7 Ways 2015 Was Defined By Mental Health – Huffington Post

For the nearly 44 million Americans who experience mental illness in a given year, 2015 could be regarded as a source of solace. This was the year that celebrities spoke up, research improved and more people started …

Robert Spitzer, Psychiatrist Who Helped Declassify Homosexuality …

Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, a pioneering psychiatrist who helped define the mental health field through his work on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is now dead at the age of 83. As reported by The …