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Mental Illness Gets the Celebrity Treatment. That's a Good Thing

Actress and Girls creator Lena Dunham has been one of the more tireless celebrity advocates for openness around the subject of mental illness, frequently talking about her own struggles with anxiety, depression and …

Scientists Reveal 'Game-Changer' Schizophrenia Findings

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists pursuing the biological roots of schizophrenia have zeroed in on a potential factor — a normal brain process that gets kicked into overdrive. The finding could someday lead to ways to treat the …

Disability rights groups sue Success Academy Charter Schools

“Success Academy operates schools in some of the most distressed neighborhoods of this city and receives considerable public funding but fails to serve students with disabilities in accordance with the law. These children …

Wednesday Morning Open Thread: American Schizophrenia

Near the Las Vegas strip, five women who share a number of qualities sat down for an interview. The women are all Latina. They're foreign-born. They're members of the 53,000-strong Culinary Workers Union Local 226.

This Is What Mental Illness Looks Like – Huffington Post

I'm someone with mental illness, and mental illness has a way of consuming a person. I've got depression and anxiety, which is just a concoction of fuckery, and the effects can feel agonizing. Anxiety and depression can be …