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Mental Illness

Four Years Frozen in ICE

Ahilan Arulanantham | Posted 02.07.2012 | Los Angeles

Read More: Immigration, Ice, Mental Disability, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mental Illness, Pete Stark, Immigrant Detention, Ensuring Mental Competence in Immigration Proceedings Act, Janet Napolitano, Dick Durbin, Los Angeles News
Ahilan Arulanantham

Like thousands of other people in 2006, Jose Franco was detained by immigration authorities. Most detainees are either deported to their country of origin or released. But this case took a different route.

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The Case of Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop: Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Human Nature

David K. Saltzman | Posted 02.01.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Mental Illness, Beezow Doo Doo Zopittybop Bop Bop, Forcible Medication, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop Arrested, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop Drug Charges, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, Weird News News
David K. Saltzman

My client is Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop; you might have heard of him. Beezow has had a rough journey to Internet notoriety. And although he is certainly not typical, the story of how his case moved through the system is.

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No Fooling, National Day of Action for the Right to Exist: April 1st

Paul Boden | Posted 01.27.2012 | Impact

Read More: Social Justice, Human Rights, Homelessness, Public Housing, Housing, Police, Homeless, Western Regional Advocacy Project, Policing, Civil Rights, Housing Crisis, Affordable Housing, Mental Illness, Social Services, Jail, Impact News
Paul Boden

We are building a movement to reclaim our communities for all members: not just those who set the rents. We must make clear the myriad of ways in which our community members are treated as though they are less than human.

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SAMHSA Statistics Ignore 500,000 Mentally Ill

DJ Jaffe | Posted 01.24.2012 | Impact

Read More: Mental Illness, Mental Health, Homelessness, Incarceration, Forensics, Prisons, Samhsa, Jails, Impact News
DJ Jaffe

Excluding certain groups has led SAMHSA to understate the incidence of serious mental illness and overstate the percentage who receive treatment.

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What Pickled Brains Say About Mental Illness

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 01.10.2012 | Science

Read More: Mental Illness, Museum Brains, Dna, Brain Scientist, Jellied Brains, Pickled Brains, Autopsy, Mental Illness Biomarkers, Preserved Brains, Video, Science News

Can DNA samples from the brains of long dead people help speed diagnosis in mental illness? According to an Indianapolis scientist who is working to ...

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Gabrielle Giffords and Mental Illness One Year Later

DJ Jaffe | Posted 01.10.2012 | Politics

Read More: Mental Illness, Gabrielle Giffords, Samhsa, Congress Mental Health, Samhsa Mental Health, Loughner Mental Illness, Jared Loughner Mental, Politics News
DJ Jaffe

Congress has the power to improve care and derivatively prevent violence. More money is not needed. Smarter spending is.

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Revisions to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Have People Crying Overmedication -- But Don't Freak Out Just Yet

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 01.09.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Overmedication, Medication, Dsm, Dsm-Iv, Dsm Criteria, Dsm 4, Mental Health, Dsm Diagnosis, Dsm V, Healthy Living News
Kaitlin Bell Barnett

For what might strike a lot of people as inside baseball, the debate over the upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is garnering a lot of media attention.

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Acting Out On The Airplane

Lillian Daniel | Posted 12.30.2011 | Religion

Read More: Mental Illness, Addiction, Airplanes, Patience, Jesus, Addiction & Recovery, New Years 2012, Christianity, Family Values, Religion News
Lillian Daniel

Jesus once said that our family members are not just the ones we share a family tree with, but he never said it would always be tidy and reciprocal.

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The Top Ten "Reefer Madness" Stories of 2011

Russ Belville | Posted 12.30.2011 | Weird News

Read More: Norml, Glaucoma, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Psychosis, Synthetic Pot, NORML Blog, Dispensaries, Propaganda, Mental Illness, Chronic Pain, Medical Marijuana Program, Cocaine, Weird News News
Russ Belville

Reefer Madness is the 1936 anti-pot propaganda film showing young people becoming crazed and violent on the effects of "reefer." Today, we use it as shorthand to describe the hysterical warnings by the anti-drug zealots as reported by a complacent media.

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As the Economy Lags, Mental Health Must Be a Priority

Kimberly Williams | Posted 12.28.2011 | New York

Read More: Mental Illness, Governor Cuomo, Mental Health, Economic Crisis, Budget Deficit, Medicaid, New York News, Health Care Costs, New York News
Kimberly Williams

Given the state's unstable fiscal situation, advocates will once again need to be out in full force come January when the governor releases his budget proposal for 2012-13.

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A Conversation With Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter About Stigma, Discrimination, and Brain Disorders

S.Z. Berg | Posted 12.28.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Stigma, Mental Illness, Depression, Mental Health, Anxiety Disorder, Ocd, Rosalynn Carter, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Discrimination, Healthy Living News
S.Z. Berg

For more than 40 years, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been an unrelenting crusader for people suffering from mental illness.

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Mentally Ill Man Who Murdered a Law Enforcement Officer May Be Released

DJ Jaffe | Posted 12.27.2011 | Crime

Read More: Mental Illness, Mentally Ill, Jeffrey Moritz, Eric Clark, Eric Clark Mental Illness, Eric Clark Jeffrey Moritz, Eric Clark Mentally Ill, Mentally Ill Law, Crime News
DJ Jaffe

Eric Clark's case shows the need for change. People who commit crimes because of their insanity need to be kept sane. Mandated enforced treatment can do that.

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For Those Who Struggle During Christmas, You Are Not Alone

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 12.23.2011 | Religion

Read More: Mental Illness, Depression, Hope, Christmas, Suicide, Love, Peace, Family, Joy, Christmas Cheer, Winter Blues, Depression at Christmas, Religion News
Bruce Reyes-Chow

While I wish those who are struggling all of the joy, peace, hope and love that I can muster, my greatest hope is that you know deep in your soul that you are not alone.

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The Politics, Stigma and Experience of Brain Disorders: A Blog Series

S.Z. Berg | Posted 12.23.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Depression, Mental Health, Brain Disorder, Ocd, Schizophrenia, Panic, Bipolar, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Healthy Living News
S.Z. Berg

The holiday season is a good time to talk about brain disorders. The kind I'm talking about are more commonly referred to as mental illness, but I think that term detracts from the fact that depression, anxiety disorders and other such conditions arise in the brain.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: The Split Mind: Schizophrenia Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.23.2011 | Education

Read More: Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Split Mind, Antipsychotic, Video, Mental Health, Homelessness, Talk Nerdy to Me, Virus, Schizophrenia, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Psychology, Education News

2011-12-23-carakdjfkdjfjdijfidj.jpgWhat do you think of when you hear the word schizophrenia? There are a lot of popular psychology myths surrounding the disorder.

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Cara Santa Maria

The Real Definition Of Insanity

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012 | Education

Read More: Mental Illness, Legal Definition, Law, Mental Health, Not Guilty, Insanity, Talk Nerdy to Me, Schizophrenia, Science, Bipolar, Psychology, Myths, Skepticism, Education News

"The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting different results," utters the know-it-all guy in the coffee shop offering free "therapy" to his visibly shaken friend. He couldn't be more wrong.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Depression: My Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.16.2011 | Education

Read More: Psychiatry, Dopamine, Therapy, Depression, Mental Health, Major Depressive Disorder, Science, Psychology, Mental Illness, Video, Antidepressants, Brain, Talk Nerdy to Me, Norepinephrine, Cara Santa Maria, Serotonin, Ssri, Education News

2011-12-16-arakdjkfjkdjfkd.jpgDepressed people don't choose to be sick. They want to be well. Believe me, I know, because I know I'm sick -- but I also know that I am more than my disease.

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Report: Laura's Law Works for Mentally Ill Los Angelenos

DJ Jaffe | Posted 12.16.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Mental Illness, Mentally Ill, Hospitalization, Board of Supervisors, Incarceration, Laura's Law, Arrest, Michael Antonovich, Crime, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
DJ Jaffe

A little noted Laura's Law Progress Report quietly filed by the L.A. County Department of Mental Health earlier this year shows Laura's Law has reduced the incarceration and hospitalization of people with severe mental illness.

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WATCH: NBA Star Talks About His Battles With Depression

Posted 01.04.2012 | Los Angeles

Read More: Major Depression, Mental Illness, Depression, Video, Mental Health, Talk Nerdy to Me, Ron Artest, Lakers, Science, Metta World Peace, Nba, Los Angeles News

NBA Laker Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest) has depression. In a video released today by mtvU, he talks about his struggles with mental illness ...

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Let's Talk About Depression (And Other Common Mental Illnesses)

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012 | Education

Read More: Substance Disorder, Mental Illness, Mental Disorder, Depression, Video, Mental Health, Talk Nerdy to Me, Vlog, Alcoholism, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Drug Abuse, Anxiety, Impulse-Control, Education News

Did you know that around 26% of the general population is living with a mental disorder? I want to discuss these disorders in detail this week, including symptomatology and underlying brain differences, diagnostic criteria, current treatments, and what the scientific literature has to say about them.

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COLORed Folks -- Share Your Shame, Fight the Stigma

Adia Colar | Posted 02.08.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Shame, Stigma, Therapy, Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat, Mentoring, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Mental Illness, Eating Disorder Awareness, Addiction and Recovery, Black Women Eating Disorders, ED Recovery, Healthy Living News
Adia Colar

There was a time when I wasn't willing to admit I had an eating disorder. After all, I was supposed to be on top of everything -- a good example for my school, my family, God, my race... and the list continued. An eating disorder didn't fit into that equation.

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Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: How Do You Know If You Have Mental Illness?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012 | Education

Read More: Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Video, Depression, Mental Health, Diagnosis, Talk Nerdy to Me, Schizophrenia, Science, Adhd, Psychology, Cara Santa Maria, Autism, Dsm, Education News

2011-12-09-Screenshot20111209at8.41.34AM.jpgHow many times have you said to yourself, "I'm so depressed today." Or "I'm totally OCD about my closet. It weirds me out when anything's out of place." Does this mean you have a mental illness?

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Cara Santa Maria

Psychiatry And Modern Science: Perspectives On The DSM

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012 | Education

Read More: Psychiatry, Mental Disorders, Mental Illness, Psychodynamics, Talk Nerdy to Me, Freud, Diagnostics, Science, Psychology, Skepticism, Dsm, Robert Spitzer, Education News

The DSM is the go-to manual for diagnostic criteria of a wide range of mental disorders, but some question it's validity and reliability.

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Cara Santa Maria

Mental Illness Is Brain Illness

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 12.06.2011 | Education

Read More: Mental Illness, Neuroscience, Dualism, Video, Mind-Brain Problem, Descartes, Brain, Self, Personality, Spirit, Talk Nerdy to Me, Soul, Phineas Gage, Science, Gestalt Psychology, Monism, Education News

The mind does not exert power on the brain nor does the brain exert power on the mind. Mind is an emergent property of brain. And mental illness is a dysfunction of both sides of the coin.

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Husband Who Killed Mentally Ill Wife With Flashlight Sentenced

AP | By LYNNE TUOHY | Posted 12.03.2011 | Crime

Read More: Mental Illness, Sentence, Flashlight, Christopher Smeltzer Sentence, Video, Mentally Ill, Christopher Smeltzer, Christopher Smeltzer Sentencing, New Hampshire, Brentwood, Second-Degree Manslaughter, Mara Pappalardo, Crime News

BRENTWOOD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire man was sentenced Friday to 15 to 30 years in prison for beating his mentally ill wife to death with a flashlight a...

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