Mental Illness: It's A Family Affair
Steve Pitman understands what it's like for families of those struggling with mental illness. At 64, he still looks out for his troubled brother.
The brothers sit side by side at a table in a Carl's Jr.... |  |
Mental Health Experts Define 'Recovery'
SAMHSA clarifies major dimensions that support a life in recovery
Recovery is a beautiful word for people suffering from a mental illness or addiction. But what does it mean? A year-long project by experts nationwide has led to a new definition of the term that is meant to help doctors, counselors and policymakers who oversee the field.... | |
The Cure For Schizophrenia Isn’t In Our Genes After All
Breakthrough research reveals non-heriditary factors can impair DNA function
Scientists have long searched unsuccessfully for the genetic factors that cause schizophrenia. Now we know why: the disorder is actually caused by what happens in cells around the genes. That knowledge could give us our best treatment yet for schizophrenia.... | |
California Releases Plan For Overhaul Of Mental Health Programs
California mental health officials on Wednesday detailed plans for a new Department of State Hospitals, a streamlined agency that they said would improve treatment and reduce patient violence at the troubled psychiatric facilities — as well as save money.... | |
Scripps Research Scientists Discover A Brain Cell Malfunction In Schizophrenia
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays too tightly wound in certain brain cells of schizophrenic subjects. The findings suggest that drugs already in development for other diseases might eventually offer hope as a treatment for schizophrenia and related conditions in the elderly.... | |
Editorial: Laura's Law Hamstrung By Funding
Mendocino County authorities are tallying the cost of the 36-day manhunt in rugged coastal forests for Aaron Bassler. Bassler, a mentally disturbed Fort Bragg man, shot and killed two men in unprovoked attacks last summer. He also fired at sheriff's deputies days before he was killed by sharpshooters on Oct. 1.... | |
San Diego Naval Hospital Testing Unusual PTSD Treatment
The Pentagon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars searching for a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the overarching term for the nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and restlessness suffered by many troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.... | |
Help On Campus
Colleges across the country are taking a closer look at how they support students with mental health issues as the number of reported psychiatric disorders on campus increases.... | |
Hospitals Sue To Block Medi-Cal Cuts
The California Hospital Association is asking a federal judge to block a recently approved 10-percent cut to Medi-Cal providers. Hospitals say the cut will hurt their bottom line, and will reduce access to care.... | |
Revision Of Psychiatric Manual Under Fire
The "bible" of American psychiatry - a manual of mental health used around the world by doctors, consumers and insurance providers - has come under fire from a growing group of psychologists who worry that proposed revisions will feed into a culture of overdiagnosing, and overtreating, otherwise healthy people.... | |
Californians Seeking Care Forced To Wait Past Limit
Consumers in California are often forced to wait for care beyond the 10-day limit required by state law, which is a troubling sign for the 2010 federal health care law's requirement to treat mental health patients in the same way as those suffering from other ailments, a survey of providers shows.... | |
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