Articles for Mental Illness

Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.
1 day, 14 hours ago

Emergency room visits at this Loma Linda hospital are longer than at most ERs in the U.S.

LA Times  

Beaumont, Calif., resident Nicole Vela, 45, was kept waiting so long at Loma Linda University Medical Center that her husband, Jorge, drove her to another hospital. In recent years, patients have typically spent roughly seven hours at the Loma Linda emergency department before leaving, data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show. That has piled more pressure on …

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How Iran’s hijab ‘treatment clinics’ use mental illness to control women
1 week, 1 day ago

How Iran’s hijab ‘treatment clinics’ use mental illness to control women

Firstpost  

Iran is using psychiatry to curb dissent by sending women who refuse to wear the Islamic headscarf to ‘hijab removal treatment clinics’. It is a historical tactic to use mental illness to ‘treat’ women who challenge the system Iranian women walk on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023. File Photo/Reuters …

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Is mental health at the center of the UHC CEO attack? Experts point to something else
1 week, 4 days ago

Is mental health at the center of the UHC CEO attack? Experts point to something else

NPR  

Is mental health at the center of the UHC CEO attack? Experts point to something else There are signs in the latest details emerging on the alleged UHC killer that his mental health may have been compromised. Several experts I talked to who study the intersection of violence and mental health said there's a lot more to consider here than …

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Federal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence
1 week, 5 days ago

Federal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people with serious mental illnesses are taken out of group homes and helped to get back into the community where they can work and lead independent lives. The lawsuit filed Monday said the state violates the Americans with Disabilities Act …

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Antidepressants left me suicidal due to a little-known condition. Now after hearing other shattering stories I want to warn of the risks doctors tell me - and everyone should know: KATINKA BLACKFORD N
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Antidepressants left me suicidal due to a little-known condition. Now after hearing other shattering stories I want to warn of the risks doctors tell me - and everyone should know: KATINKA BLACKFORD N

Daily Mail  

This morning I received an anguished email from Tania Morgan, a 59-year-old former head teacher I interviewed for the Daily Mail last year following her son’s adverse and tragic reaction to an antidepressant. Lady Gabriella Windsor with her husband Thomas Kingston, who killed himself in February after suffering adverse effects of medication he had recently been prescribed The couple outside …

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Murder victims' families call for NSW forensic patient and mental health reform
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Murder victims' families call for NSW forensic patient and mental health reform

ABC  

When the person who killed Wendy Robinson's parents was granted escorted day leave, she says she felt "sick and fearful". It called for an inquiry into the Mental Health Review Tribunal's practices and reforms to victims' support services to better support families impacted by serious crimes. "It's perfectly understandable and valid for forensic patient victims and their families to want …

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Revive, Recover, Restart
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Revive, Recover, Restart

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: "Oru jeevan thaan, Un paadal thaan, Ooyaamal isaikkindrathu, Iru kannilum un gnyaabagam,’ croons Chithra, eyes closed, lingering on the low notes. Tamil film songs — apart from this stellar hit from Naan Adimai Illai — and the sound of deft chopping, and sizzling fills this serving staff and her colleagues’ six-hour shift daily at the quaint RVIVE Bakery and …

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A scientist’s final quest is to find new schizophrenia drugs. Will he live to see them?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

A scientist’s final quest is to find new schizophrenia drugs. Will he live to see them?

Live Mint  

Dr. Edward Scolnick figures he needs five, maybe 10 more years to solve one of the brain’s greatest mysteries. “I know I can crack it," said Scolnick, a noted drug developer who spent his career plumbing the building blocks of DNA for new treatments. Sharp, who has known Scolnick for years, said he was moved that his friend devoted his …

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Georgians with disabilities are still being institutionalized, despite federal oversight
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Georgians with disabilities are still being institutionalized, despite federal oversight

Salon  

ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a small, drab hospital room. “Anytime somebody has to live in a segregated setting when they don’t want to, it’s terrible.” The Americans with Disabilities Act, as clarified in a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision, says Mills and other people with disabilities have been legally entitled to receive care at …

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Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness

China Daily  

For 21-year-old Aisha, mental health is a raw, lived experience, etched deeply into her family's story, with her father battling severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, mania and bipolar disorder for more than 40 years. She said that while many online posts about mental health may be "portrayed in a very aesthetic way, those actions may also be a cry for help for …

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Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness

China Daily  

For 21-year-old Aisha, mental health is a raw, lived experience, etched deeply into her family's story, with her father battling severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, mania and bipolar disorder for more than 40 years. She said that while many online posts about mental health may be "portrayed in a very aesthetic way, those actions may also be a cry for help for …

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Trauma or a tough time? How our mental health labels are changing over time
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Trauma or a tough time? How our mental health labels are changing over time

ABC  

Sana Qadar: There was a time that admitting you were seeing a shrink, or talking openly about something like suicide, was utterly taboo. So I think, you know, there's a range of issues, a range of concerns that maybe broadening concepts of harm can make some people more fragile, can lead to some overreactions and over sensitivity. Nick Haslam: Yeah, …

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He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. How states can fail people with disabilities
1 month ago

He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. How states can fail people with disabilities

NPR  

He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. Sponsor Message "It's an emergency" Nearly 15 years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Georgia for unnecessarily segregating people with developmental disabilities and mental illness. "It's stressful" For people with developmental disabilities, like Mills, that prolonged arrival means more time confined to hospitals and nursing homes. It's "down to the …

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SRK to Deepika: Bollywood celebrities who battled mental illness and importance of mental health awareness
1 month, 1 week ago

SRK to Deepika: Bollywood celebrities who battled mental illness and importance of mental health awareness

India TV News  

Over the past few years, mental illness has become a mainstream topic, where people, including celebrities, are speaking up and trying to help normalize mental illness. Deepika not only went through therapy but also became involved in the fight against mental health issues by founding the Live Love Laugh Foundation to be of assistance to those afflicted with such illnesses. …

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Sectioned patients to avoid being locked in cells in overhaul of mental health system
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sectioned patients to avoid being locked in cells in overhaul of mental health system

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health secretary Wes Streeting has promised that the new …

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Putting patients at the centre of Tamil Nadu’s mental health landscape
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Putting patients at the centre of Tamil Nadu’s mental health landscape

The Hindu  

In October, two internal official communiqués on improving the 230-year-old Institute of Mental Health in Chennai unexpectedly set the cat among the pigeons. “We have a system in place to trace and reunite patients with their families.” Tamil Nadu has facilitated easy access to mental healthcare services in the districts through the District Mental Health Programme. “Tamil Nadu offers extensive …

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At this Hollywood clubhouse, people with mental illness find purpose and belonging
1 month, 3 weeks ago

At this Hollywood clubhouse, people with mental illness find purpose and belonging

LA Times  

When Georgette Darby has one of her bad days, she knows what will rouse her from her Hollywood apartment. “But what happens often, for people with serious mental illness, is they get housing and then they’re isolated all day, just looking at the walls.” Local officials said the new site that opened in July, Fountain House Hollywood, is the only …

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Two extraordinary memoirs chronicle the ways mental illness carves chasms in a life
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Two extraordinary memoirs chronicle the ways mental illness carves chasms in a life

LA Times  

Book Review No One Gets to Fall Apart: A Memoir By Sarah LaBrie Harper: 224 pages, $27.99 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In two extraordinary memoirs, Sarah LaBrie and Sarah Moss chronicle the ways in which mental illness carves canyons and chasms in a …

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This Might Be the Worst Thing Happening in Texas Right Now
2 months ago

This Might Be the Worst Thing Happening in Texas Right Now

Slate  

I was standing in a containment cage, a contraption smaller than a telephone booth made of steel and mesh wire. Suicidal prisoners were placed in this protocol until they were cleared by the prison’s mental health department or transferred to a mental health facility, a process that often took days. “What sense does it make to place suicidal prisoners in …

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Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive 'Shred Sisters'
2 months, 1 week ago

Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive 'Shred Sisters'

NPR  

Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive 'Shred Sisters' toggle caption Grove Atlantic I was in the mood for a novel about family relationships, something Cheever-esque. Sponsor Message Older sister Olivia, known as “Ollie,” is the star of the family: She’s beautiful, charismatic and — as becomes increasingly clear during her teenage years — she struggles with mental …

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'Heartstopper' Season 3 Review: The Netflix Show Sets Itself Apart
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Heartstopper' Season 3 Review: The Netflix Show Sets Itself Apart

Huff Post  

Kit Connor and Joe Locke in the Netflix coming-of-age series "Heartstopper," whose third season premiered last week. The third season of the British teen show, which premiered last week, continues the love story between Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, now that Nick has come out as bisexual and their relationship is public. Black chaotic animation — the imagery the show …

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LGBTQ+ women face disproportionate rates of mental health issues and barriers to care
2 months, 2 weeks ago

LGBTQ+ women face disproportionate rates of mental health issues and barriers to care

NPR  

LGBTQ+ women face disproportionate rates of mental health issues and barriers to care toggle caption SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images A leading national survey finds that 22% of LGBTQ+ women respondents have attempted suicide, and 66% reported seeking treatment for trauma. These findings are included in a report released Tuesday from the Urvashi Vaid National LGBTQ+ Women’s Community Survey, named after the …

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A hidden cause of teenagers’ mental health issues is inequality. My story shows how it works.
2 months, 4 weeks ago

A hidden cause of teenagers’ mental health issues is inequality. My story shows how it works.

Slate  

This story was supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. What’s less well-known is the growing body of evidence, summarized this month in a Lancet report, suggesting that inequality harms us psychologically and physically, no matter our tax bracket or the size of our house. We’re all exposed to it.” By making social status increasingly important, inequality …

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Experts warn that mental health is a $282 billion "macroeconomic crisis"
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Experts warn that mental health is a $282 billion "macroeconomic crisis"

Salon  

As income inequality continues to soar in the United States, researchers are working to more comprehensively measure the relationship between capitalism and declining mental health – an effort that experts say could help policymakers develop more effective solutions to the widespread mental health struggles plaguing Americans. “And that is a necessary thing if you want to evaluate policies that try …

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