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Senators Discuss Changing Background Checks Bill
(WASHINGTON) — Senators backing gun control are discussing ways to revise the defeated Senate background check bill in order to help win the votes they need to...
Mental Health Researchers Reject Psychiatry’s New Diagnostic ‘Bible’
Just weeks before psychiatry’s new diagnostic “bible”—the DSM 5— is set to be released, the world’s major funder of mental health research has announced that it...
B-ing Strong
BOSTON -- Shortly after the Boston bombings I posted a note here about the mental health effects of mass violence, which often go on for years and even decades...
NH’s Ayotte Defends Gun Control Vote
(WARREN, N.H.) -- A woman whose mother was killed in last year's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte Tuesday during the senator's...
Manchin: Gun Bill to be Reintroduced
(WASHINGTON) — One of the architects of failed gun control legislation says he's bringing it back. Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday said he would re-introduce a...
Gun Control: What Really Matters
I'm worried about what happens if the Congress passes the tepid but worthy background checks measure being debated this week. It has become Armageddon because...
European Court Blocks Terror Suspect Extradition
(LONDON) -- A European court on Tuesday blocked Britain from extraditing a mentally ill suspect accused of trying to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. ...
Mental Fallout from the Boston Bombings
The bombings in Boston has stirred many reactions throughout the country – and in me. I am shaken by the pictures, which look too much like the bombings in...
Senators Unveil Deal on Gun Sales Background Check
(WASHINGTON) — Two pivotal senators have announced a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. The agreement could build support for...
Bipartisan Background-Check Deal May Boost Gun Bill’s Chances
The framework developed by Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey would broaden gun background-check requirements to include gun shows and online sales.
Google Searches Reveal Seasonal Trends in Mental Illnesses
It's easy to appreciate the seasonality of winter blues, but web searches show that other disorders may ebb and flow with the weather as well. Google searches...
McConnell Campaign Seeks FBI Probe of Secret Tape
Sen. Mitch McConnell wishes to know how Mother Jones obtained an audio recording of a private meeting where McConnell rips former potential opponent Ashley Judd...
Drone Pilots: No Worse Off Than Those Who Actually Fly
A new Pentagon study contrasting the mental-health concerns of pilots who actually climb into the cockpit – as opposed to military drone drivers who sit at desks...
Feds Retain Control of Calif. Prison Mental Health
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A judge has rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to regain state control of inmates' mental health care after 18 years of federal oversight and...
School Faces New Questions in Colorado Massacre
New questions are confronting the university that Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes attended amid disclosures that a psychiatrist warned campus...
Can Your Child Be Too Religious?
Religion can be a source of comfort that improves well-being. But some kinds of religiosity could be a sign of deeper mental health issues. Seeing their kids...
Military Mental Health’s Wins and Losses Since the Iraq Invasion
Looking back, 10 years after we pushed into Iraq, how have we done? Let us start out by reviewing some of the improvements: -- Better screening for...
Mind Games
Grappling with the challenges of soldiers back from war is a challenge. Nothing makes that more clear than the up-and-down year that an Army doctor, Colonel...
Mental Illness Increases Risk of Being Homicide Victim
Study highlights surprising rate of victimization of the mentally ill
