For Some Patients With Mental Illness, The Road To Recovery Begins With Peer Support
When it comes to treating mental illness, there's a clinical approach: getting a diagnosis, the right medication, and therapy.
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Father Of 2 Sons With Schizophrenia Talks Of His Struggle To Save Them
"There is no greater ... feeling of helplessness than to watch two beloved sons deteriorate before [your] eyes," says Ron Powers. His new book is No One Cares About Crazy People.
After Schizophrenic Inmate Dies In A Shower, Florida Prosecutor Finds No Wrongdoing
Four years after Darren Rainey died in a prison shower, the Miami-Dade prosecutor decided against charging any officers. Since the 1960s, the mentally ill have increasingly been housed in prisons.
Trump Repeals Rule Designed To Block Gun Sales To Certain Mentally Ill People
The president signed a measure into law that rescinds an Obama-era rule aimed at blocking gun sales to certain mentally ill people. The rule would have deemed about 75,000 people mentally incapable.
Pets Help People Manage The Pain Of Serious Mental Illness
People living with schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses say a pet can be not just a comforting companion but a reason to stay engaged with other people — and with life.
Can Poverty Lead To Mental Illness?
That's a question that is fairly new to science. Researchers are now looking at the possible links.
After Hinckley, States Tightened Use Of The Insanity Plea
John Hinckley's not-guilty verdict prompted tighter restrictions on the insanity defense. Civil rights advocates say that means seriously ill people are imprisoned without adequate treatment.
How Talking Openly Against Stigma Helped A Mother And Son Cope With Bipolar Disorder
Eric Walton was 13 when the Sandy Hook massacre happened. His mother feared he might grow up to be another Adam Lanza. Now Walton and his mother tell of finding the right diagnosis and treatment.
What Happens If You Try To Prevent Every Single Suicide?
The suicide rate has increased in the past decade, despite the best efforts of hotlines and prevention programs. A Detroit health plan set a zero suicide goal among its members — and achieved it.
What To Do With California's Mentally Ill Defendants?
Jail is too dangerous for many defendants found incompetent to stand trial because of illnesses like schizophrenia, judges say. But psychiatric hospitals are now overcrowded and violent, too.