While President Barack Obama's planned executive action aimed at decreasing gun violence does include a plan for easier access to mental health care, it also calls for doctors to report mentally ill patients to the Federal …
Category Archives: Research
Changes in brain connectivity protect against developing bipolar …
Naturally occurring changes in brain wiring can help patients at high genetic risk of developing bipolar disorder avert the onset of the illness, according to a new study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine …
Here's a Treatment That Can Reduce Your Fear of the Dentist …
In the study, British investigators tried an approach called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a short-term treatment typically involving six to 10 sessions. “CBT works by providing individuals with skills to address their fear,” …
Here's Obama's New Plan to Tighten Gun Laws | Mother Jones
A $500 million investment in mental-health services. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms, and Explosives will announce a rule requiring background checks for people who purchase weapons through a trust or …
Mental illness and homelessness – fiscal myopia strikes again | Bill …
The mentally ill fall into this category. Most of us are ill equipped to handle a fellow citizen in deep mental crisis shaking and frothing in front of us. It is an incredibly confronting situation that makes most of us deeply …