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Glenn Close: Let's End The Stigma Around Mental Illness Now

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 06.01.2012

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Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

With all of the incredible advances in care for mental illness, there is a huge roadblock between people and the treatment they need: the stigma and shame that pervade our culture regarding mental illness.

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Depression, Memory and Adaptation

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 03.24.2012

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Robert David Jaffee

Could it be that depression, even of a psychotic and/or manic variety, functions as an evolutionary adaptation? Yes, I believe that this can be true, though there are doubts on this theory.

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Which State Has The Most (And Least) Mental Illness?

The Huffington Post | Amanda Chan | Posted 10.14.2011

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Nearly 20 percent of Americans -- 44.5 million adults -- experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year, according to a new report from th...

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Why Hasn't President Obama Changed His Policy on Writing Letters of Condolence ?

Michael Blumenfield, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Blumenfield, M.D.

Part of the solution should be acknowledging that mental illness in the form of suicidal behavior can be brought about or exacerbated by the rigors of military service. When this results in the death of one of our soldiers, their loved ones deserve our sympathy and understanding.

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Morgan Dana Harrington, Missing Two Weeks, Sought By Family, Metallica

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Metallica has chipped in $50,000 to the reward fund for the safe return of Morgan Dana Harrington, a 20-year-old girl who was last seen outside an are...

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