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Assisted dying: Disability rights campaigners lose court challenge …

'Disability rights campaigners who say the assisted suicide policy in England and Wales is too “liberal” have lost a High Court legal challenge.' Full story. BBC News, 4th December 2015. Source: www.bbc.co.uk.

300 Veterans, Some With PTSD, Are on Death Row: Report – WCBD 2

The defense argued he was suffering from untreated PTSD and that he wasn't in his right mind when he abducted, robbed and fatally shot college student Lauren Burk in 2008. The Alabama jury rejected the prosecution's call …

Mental Health Care Reform Still Has Issues – Urban Milwaukee

John Chianelli and his team at Whole Health Clinical Group received a $1.6 million grant to expand primary care and mental healthcare in local communities. Photo by Matthew Wisla. John Chianelli knew some of his patients …

Veteran Asks Court To Reverse Illinois On Marijuana For PTSD …

He has been diagnosed with PTSD, according to the court filing. Attorney Michael K. Goldberg represents Jabs. He says four other patients plan to file similar complaints. The Illinois medical cannabis law allows people to …

Schizophrenia Experience and Symptoms Differ Between Cultures …

A small new paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry adds to the debate, offering a new perspective on how schizophrenia is experienced across cultures. Stanford anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann worked with a team of …