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.
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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.