Helping People Deal with Emotional Trauma During and After Disasters

“What we see is a little of this, a little of that and a little more of this” symptoms, said Norris, who also is director of the National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research. “An individual may not meet criteria for any one disorder but what you
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Mayor Gray reports city police shooting of homeless man justified

Bayne's mental illness was evident by his rambling speech, but he was cognizant enough to understand that he needed to provide identification to officers. His ramblings alone were not enough to allow for an involuntary commitment to a mental health
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Need a regional plan to help the homeless get affordable housing

It was clear that this level of housing not only reduced homelessness but reduced hospital days, emergency room visits, low-level street crime and improved health and recovery from mental illness and addiction. I have also seen what used to be a good 
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US X Factor's Demi Lovato: I Was Suicidal at Seven

The 20-year-old opened up about her battles with mental illness during a recent interview with Cosmopolitan magazine. "At the time, I In 2010, Lovato, who has a family history of mental illness, underwent rehabilitation for physical and emotional
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Samuel T. Wilkinson: Pot-Smoking And the Schizophrenia Connection

Schizophrenia is considered by psychiatrists to be the most devastating of mental illnesses. Patients who suffer from it often experience auditory or visual hallucinations, severe social withdrawal and cognitive impairment. Many require frequent and
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Does society understand depression and suicide?

I think many of us in society do understand mental illnesses, especially those who've been touched by mental health issues themselves or within their family or friends. But it is still quite apparent that many of us do not have an understanding of
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Mental barrier

A recent study showed that people with such conditions live shorter lives and are more likely to die from physical illnesses because health professionals tend to focus only on their mental health. "Apart from the increased risk of suicide with mental
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State budget keeps Taunton State Hospital open

Taunton State Hospital is set to remain open as the result of the approval of a fiscal 2014 state budget that retains 45 mental health beds at the facility and continues to fund a mental health study. The compromise budget, adopted by state legislators
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Workplaces to become mentally healthier

Mental illness costs the Australian economy more than $20 billion a year, and having mentally healthy workplaces is crucial, says Professor Allan Fels, chair of the National Mental Health Commission. "Businesses that invest in mental health are more 
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'Moral Monday' dad worried about mental health funding – WNCN: News

As dozens more were arrested at the state capitol this 'Moral Monday,' one Durham father says he's worried the budget ax could soon fall on mental health funding. Ed Binanay has Binanay's adult son suffers from mental illness. With ongoing budget 
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