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How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients
New York Times - Sun Sep 1, 2024
Acadia Healthcare is one of America’s largest chains of psychiatric hospitals. More»

Central Florida Priest Bites Woman After Denying Her Communion
WFTV-TV - Thu May 23, 2024
SAINT CLOUD, Florida - Communion at a Central Florida church took an unexpected turn – an argument that ended with a priest biting a church member, according to police. More»

'Magic mushroom' Compound Creates a Hyper-connected Brain to Treat Depression
Live Science - Wed Apr 13, 2022
Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in "magic mushrooms," could treat depression by creating a hyper-connected brain. More»

California Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Pouring Scalding Water on Mentally Ill Inmate
The Guardian - Tue Dec 14, 2021
LOS ANGELES, California - A sheriff’s deputy in Orange county, California, is accused of throwing scalding water on a mentally ill inmate who didn’t receive medical treatment for his burns for more than six hours. More»

Twelve Year Old Boy with Autism Charged with a Felony in Georgia
WGCL-TV - Wed Aug 4, 2021
COBB COUNTY, Georgia - A Cobb County 12-year-old student faces felony charges after threatening to burn people and property at his school. More»

"They Just Dumped Him Like Trash": Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents
New York Times - Mon Jun 22, 2020
Nursing homes across the country are kicking out old and disabled residents and sending them to homeless shelters and rundown motels. More»

6 year old girl is committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission
Daily Mail - Fri Feb 14, 2020
Police bodycam footage has emerged of the moment a six-year-old girl was escorted from her elementary school in Florida by a group of cops before being committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission because she had a 'tantrum'. More»

Teacher accused of threatening to add students to her suicide note
WGCL-TV - Thu Dec 12, 2019
LITHONIA, Georgia - The use of the word suicide has become cause for alarm when used in a school setting, and that is exactly what one DeKalb County teacher is being accused of. More»

FDA Calls Psychedelic Psilocybin a 'Breakthrough Therapy' for Severe Depression
Live Science - Fri Nov 29, 2019
The FDA is helping to speed up the process of researching and approving psilocybin, a hallucinogenic substance in magic mushrooms, to treat major depressive disorder. More»

Aston Hall: Hospital Abuse Victims In Compensation Deal
BBC - Sat Aug 10, 2019
Former residents of a hospital who were subjected to unauthorised drug treatment are to get compensation. More»

Hundreds witness veteran shoot and kill himself in VA waiting room
Military Times - Fri Apr 12, 2019
A horrific scene unfolded Tuesday in the waiting room of an Austin, Texas, Veterans Affairs clinic when a veteran reportedly shot himself to death in front of hundreds of witnesses. More»

Chronic pain drives millions of Americans to suicide
Daily Mail - Mon Sep 10, 2018
Chronic pain from cancer, arthritis, and other conditions drives millions of people to suicide every year, a new report warns. More»

A Genetic Study Using 23andMe Data Finds Link Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use
Gizmodo - Mon Aug 27, 2018
There's evidence of a connection between cannabis use and schizophrenia, but it's unclear whether the drug leads to the disorder, or vice versa. More»

LSD could help treat depression and anxiety, researchers hope
Raw Story/Medical Daily - Wed Apr 5, 2017
Scientists are looking to use LSD to help patients cope during stressful times. More»

Veteran Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Outside VA Health Clinic
Think Progress - Fri Mar 25, 2016
A New Jersey veteran has died after setting himself on fire in front of a state Department of Veterans Affairs clinic. More»

US psychology group colluded with govt torture program
AFP - Fri Jul 10, 2015
Washington - The US's top psychology association colluded with the Pentagon and the CIA to devise ethical guidelines to support post-9/11 interrogation techniques that have since been labeled as torture, a report said Friday. More»

VA to Iraq war vet: 'We're not accepting any new patients'
USA Today - Wed Jul 1, 2015
Iraq war veteran Chris Dorsey figured that no one would believe he had been turned away from a US Department of Veteran's Affairs clinic when he sought an appointment for post-traumatic stress disorder. More»

American Psychological Association Collaborated with C.I.A. Torture Program, Report Says
New York Times - Wed Apr 29, 2015
WASHINGTON - The American Psychological Association secretly collaborated with the administration of President George W. More»

Prosecutor fired amid reports of sterilization in plea deals
Associated Press - Thu Apr 2, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A Nashville prosecutor has been fired after reports surfaced that he made sterilization of women part of plea negotiations in some cases. More»

Group says it gave hundreds of veterans free pot
AP - Mon Sep 22, 2014
DENVER - Hundreds of military veterans received free marijuana during a special giveaway in Denver designed to show that pot can help ease their pain. More»

Incarcerated To Death: How The Mentally Ill Are Abused, Neglected, And Humiliated In South Carolina's Prisons
Think Progress - Tue Jan 14, 2014
Jerome Laudman, a schizophrenic, intellectually disabled inmate in South Carolina, was placed in solitary confinement, although he was neither aggressive nor threatening. More»

Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
Associated Press - Sun May 19, 2013
KERRVILLE, Texas - The judge ascended the bench. More»

Mother's fish, mercury intake tied to kids' ADHD risk
Reuters - Tue Oct 9, 2012
Children's risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life may be tied to how much fish their mothers ate while pregnant, according to a US study. More»

Suicides Outpacing War Deaths for Troops
New York Times - Sat Jun 9, 2012
The suicide rate among the nation's active-duty military personnel has spiked this year, eclipsing the number of troops dying in battle and on pace to set a record annual high since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan more than a decade ago, the Pentagon said Friday. More»

Suicide casts long shadow after decade of war
AFP - Wed Aug 24, 2011
A soldier kills himself and his wife. More»

Exercise, Vitamin D Seem to Cut Alzheimer's Risk
Health Day - Sun Jul 11, 2010
Physical activity and adequate levels of vitamin D appear to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, according to two large, long-term studies scheduled to be presented Sunday at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Hawaii. More»

Psychopaths' Brains Are Wired Differently
Science Daily - Sun Mar 14, 2010
The brains of psychopaths appear to be wired to keep seeking a reward at any cost, new research from Vanderbilt University finds. More»

$2M for kin of woman who died on NY hospital floor
Associated Press - Wed May 27, 2009
NEW YORK - The family of a woman who died on a hospital floor, struggling to get up while staffers ignored her, has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city for $2 million. More»

After Abuse, Changes in the Brain
New York Times - Thu Feb 26, 2009
For years, psychiatrists have known that children who are abused or neglected run a high risk of developing mental problems later in life, from anxiety and depression to substance abuse and suicide. More»

Injured veterans engaged in new combat
Los Angeles Times - Tue Nov 25, 2008
In a little-noticed regulation change, the Pentagon's definition of combat-related disabilities is narrowed, costing some wounded veterans thousands of dollars in lost benefits. More»

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