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NAMI And Brotman Partner Up On Free Classes

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

Someday, it will be nice when we can have a national dialogue about mental illness without drawing any connection to violent crime, the vast majority of which is committed by those who are not mentally ill.

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Mia St. John Knocks Out Stigma in Mental-Health Ring

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

Mental illness disrupted Jimmy Piersall's baseball career. For Mia St. John, it has propelled her to three boxing championship belts.

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Obama Left Out Jared Loughner and His Mom

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder, Mentally Ill, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Health, Schizophrenia, Nami, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner, Barack Obama, Politics News
DJ Jaffe

I hope that we will all do as Obama asks, and be more civil. But I also think we should think about people with mental illness and what we can do for them. And let's pray for some real heroes... their Moms.

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Ron Artest: Hero for the Mentally Ill and Everyone Else

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Ron Artest, Larry King LIve, Nami, Psychiatry, Lakers, Fort Hood, Nba, Sports News
Robert David Jaffee

Ron Artest, who said that he was fortunate enough to get counseling as a kid, qualifies as a hero. His is a story of courage and redemption that we rarely hear about on television or in the print media.

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Does the National Alliance on Mental Illness represent seriously mentally ill?

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

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DJ Jaffe

Pete Earley, author of Crazy, one of the best books on mental illness, recently blogged on the issue of whether pharmaceutical money drives the agenda...

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Disappearing Acts: When friends are gone after a diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Dr. Levine, I am reeling from the awareness that certain friends who meant a great deal to me have abruptly turned their back on me no...

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Sharon Dunas: Warrior And Angel For The Mentally Ill

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.17.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

If the stigma attached to mental illness is going to end any time soon, it will be because of people like Sharon Dunas, president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness for the Westside of Los Angeles.

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FDA Considers Caving to Scientology and Making Mental Illness Treatment Illegal

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.17.2011

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DJ Jaffe

As far-fetched as it sounds, the FDA is considering making it more difficult to treat depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis.

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Listening to Depression

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mental Illness Awareness Week, Depression, Nami, Healthy Living News
Robert David Jaffee

Recently, I was invited to be a panelist at a conference on recovery from addiction and mental illness. In anticipation of this event, I will answer one question, which surprisingly has never been asked, and that is: What is depression actually like?

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