With great fanfare, last September the United Nations adopted the “Post 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda,” a seemingly laudable agenda containing 17 goals from “End Poverty in All Its Forms Everywhere,” through …
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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 …
Smoking and Mental Illness | World of Psychology – Psych Central
According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, smoking can lessen the effects of antipsychotic medication. On the other hand, other studies have shown that smoking has positive effects on attention, working memory …
Chicago Cop Shoots Dead Teen, 55-Year-Old Woman
A Chicago officer responding to a domestic disturbance call fatally shot a teenager being treated for a mental illness, along with a 55-year-old woman. 2 officer-involved shootings draws new scrutiny to CPD. You need Flash to …