After going from a job teaching premodern Japanese language and literature in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University to solitary confinement in a Phoenix jail cell, John Creamer hopes to educate others about serious mental illness.... Read more»
Patterns of suicidal inheritance are murky but a genetic study shows that stuff "runs in families," says University of Utah researcher.... Read more»
For decades, tobacco companies relied on movie stars and sports heroes to pitch their brands, making cigarettes a symbol of sophistication and glamour. Today, the image is vastly different, with smoking largely a habit of the troubled and the poor: 44 percent of all smokers are mentally ill.... Read more»
A Q&A with an expert who studies the relationship between mental illness and violence. ... Read more»
Even if parents are providing health insurance, they often can’t find out about what’s happening when their adult children suffer from severe mental illnesses. ... Read more»
Nerve cells in the nose may help in diagnosing those with schizophrenia according to new research. The finding could be revolutionary for treating schizophrenia, which presently can only be diagnosed through a mental evaluation.... Read more»
A new psychiatric report has found confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik sane. The findings could see him sent to prison rather than a psychiatric ward.... Read more»
While most in his position would hope to be declared insane, confessed Norway mass killer Anders Behring Breivik hopes he's found sane — playing a reverse game of "Catch 22."... Read more»
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