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John Oliver: Stop blaming gun violence on mental illness – Tech …

On the most recent episode of "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver pointed out how foolish it is to blame gun violence on mental illness — and then deftly pivoted into a discussion on how desperately we need better mental …

Low self-recognition and awareness of past hypomanic and manic …

In a reappraisal study from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS), we further investigated 40 respondents with lifetime bipolar disorder confirmed by the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV …

John Oliver Points Out How We Have no Idea How to Treat Mental …

In the wake of last week's mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Rosewood, Oregon, John Oliver's feature segment on Sunday's Last Week Tonight tackled the media's approach to discussing mental illness.

'Last Week Tonight' Explains Why the US Mental Healthcare System …

In light of last week's mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, many politicians have yet again tried to shift the national conversation from gun control to mental health, and last night's Last Week Tonight called …

Before working in psychiatry, I didn't think mental health problems …

I had learnt a little about mental health and had some understanding of depression and self-harm, but I still carried misconceptions. I had painted a picture in my head of a ward filled with violent, manic patients, unable to care …