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Gun violence not a mental health issue, experts say, pointing to …

“Mental health stakeholders are loath to have this conversation about improving mental health care in a context driven by violence prevention, because that's not why we need mental health reform per se,” Swanson said.

Genes Impact Social Anxiety Long Term, But Environment Matters …

A new study of social anxiety and avoidant personality disorders finds that while genetics play a significant role in developing the conditions over time, environmental factors matter most in the short term. For over a decade, …

Race a factor in repeated victimizations of people with mental illness …

African Americans who are mentally ill are at greater risk of being repeatedly victimized than are mentally ill white people, according to criminologists at Georgia State University. The researchers found the rate of recurring …

Executive Action, Gun Control & Mental Illness: Too Little Too Much

One outcome of Obama's announcement is concern that physicians & mental health care providers will now be reporting everyone's mental illness to the FBI…

Experts Claim Passion for Eating Healthy Has Become a Mental …

You suddenly may have a mental disorder, at least according to scientists at the University of Northern Colorado who conducted a case study about the obsession.