News tagged with mentally ill
Mentally ill threat in nursing homes
Mar 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ivory Jackson had Alzheimer's, but that wasn't what killed him. At 77, he was smashed in the face with a clock radio as he lay in his nursing home bed.
Americans show little tolerance for mental illness despite growing belief in genetic cause
Aug 29, 2008 |
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A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was ...
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His and hers: Study examines the role of gender in the stigma of mental illness
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Mar 03, 2009 |
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The mentally ill don't get a fair shake in this country. Many employers don't want to hire them, and health insurers don't want to treat their illnesses. Even within their own communities and families, the mentally ill are ...
Stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia is rare -- and unpredictable
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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International study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events
Mentally ill smoke at 4 times the rate of general population
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Australians with mental illness smoke at four times the rate of the general population, says a new study from the University of Melbourne.
Siblings of mentally disabled face own lifelong challenges, according to researchers
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Dec 09, 2008 |
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People who have a sibling with a mental illness are more likely to suffer episodes of depression at some point in their lives, say researchers who analyzed four decades of data.
Doctors fear asking mentally ill to quit smoking
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Sep 09, 2009 |
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People with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country, but their doctors are afraid to ask them to quit. They assume that if their patients try to quit smoking, their mental disorders ...
Impact of narcotics is greater on mentally ill
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Narcotics have an irreversible effect on the brains of people already suffering from mental illness, according to Dr. Stéphane Potvin of the Université de Montréal affiliated Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin ...
Increased symptoms lead mentally disordered to become victims of violence
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Contrary to common stereotypes, individuals with major mental disorders are more likely to become victims of violent crimes when they are experiencing an increase in symptoms than they are to commit crime, according to a ...
Study: hospital staff joke about patients
Apr 26, 2006 |
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A new study finds hospital staff routinely crack jokes at the patient's expense while medical students learning about professionalism get mixed messages.
Youth are receiving shorter inpatient stays for mental health treatment
Jan 04, 2007 |
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In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers have found that the inpatient length of stay for youth with mental illness fell more than sixty percent between 1990 and 2000, despite concurrent increases in illness ...
Schizophrenia does not increase risk of violent crime
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May 20, 2009 |
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In the debate surrounding violent crimes referred to as "acts of madness" or the like, it is often assumed that the violence is a direct result of the perpetrator's mental illness. Previous research suggests that people with ...
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