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State lawmaker wants PTSD to be mitigating factor in veterans' crimes

State Rep. Richard Morrissette said he will research and file legislation that allows judges to consider the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in veterans' crimes.

PTSD Patients Have Different Brain Response to Fear – Psych Central

A new study finds that areas of the brain function differently among people with post-traumatic stress disorder. The abnormal brain processing causes them to.

BMJ Blogs: BMJ Open » Blog Archive » Certain antidepressants …

Strongest association found for SSRIs and venlafaxine Taking certain antidepressants for depression is linked to a heightened risk of subsequent mania and bipolar disorder, reveals research published in the online journal …

Americans Deserve Excellence in Mental Health Care Reform …

Health Care Reform – business as usual… This week, Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health published a Huffington Post article calling for an end to the incarceration of people …

Mechanism for Specific Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Discovered …

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, and the Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University in Sweden have identified a gene variant linked to psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder.