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How Killing People With Mental Illnesses Has Become Common in Our Twisted Justice System

Robert Wilbur, TruthOut.org. April 4, 2011.

There exists a cottage industry of high-priced psychiatrists and psychologists who are literally killing people with junk science testimony.

What if Jared Loughner Were a Muslim Arab Immigrant?

Phyllis Bennis, AlterNet. January 26, 2011.

When McVeigh bombed the Oklahoma City federal building, at the time the worst terrorist act on U.S. soil, the immediate assumption was that it was an Arab or Muslim terrorist.

Inside My Haunted Head -- What It's Like to be a Schizophrenic

Keori, Daily Kos. November 7, 2010.

I see, hear, and feel things that aren't there. The day I saw zombies crawling out from under cars, I knew I couldn't be in denial about my condition any longer.

Mentally Ill Cast Adrift in U.S. Immigration System

Esther Banales, IPS News. July 27, 2010.

Research carried out by HRW and the ACLU brings to light the legal limbo non-citizens, in rare cases, fall into when they cannot be deported.

School Attacks in China Shed Light on Little-Discussed Mental Illness Issues

Mitch Moxley, IPS News. July 8, 2010.

The violent incidents seem to point to a quiet crisis in China: the growing prevalence of mental health problems and a lack of care for those afflicted.

The New Field of Neurodiversity: Why 'Disabilities' Are Essential to the Human Ecosystem

Thomas Armstrong, Ode. June 8, 2010.

Differences among brains are as enriching -- and essential -- as differences among plants and animals. Welcome to the new field of neurodiversity.

Are Americans a Broken People? Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression

Are Americans a Broken People? Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. December 11, 2009.

A psychologist asks: Have consumerism, suburbanization and a malevolent corporate-government partnership so beaten us down that we no longer have the will to save ourselves?

Dr. Tiller's Accused Murderer in Court Tomorrow

Dr. Tiller's Accused Murderer in Court Tomorrow

Amy Dempsey, RH Reality Check. July 27, 2009.

Asked if he thinks Tiller's shooting was justified, Roeder replied, "Well, yeah ... how could it not be?"

Can a Lack of Sleep Really Drive You Mad?

Daniel Freeman, Jason Freeman, Independent UK. June 19, 2009.

Disturbed nights and mental illness have always been linked. Now research shows insomnia is not just a symptom, but a cause.

Waiting to Die: The Cruel Phenomenon of "Death Row Syndrome"

Michael J. Carter, IPS News. November 7, 2008.

As prisoners across the country spend decades awaiting execution, the psychological effects are devastating.

Stigma: What Hollywood and the Media Teach Us About Mental Illness

Richard A. Friedman, The American Prospect. August 5, 2008.

From Virginia Tech's Cho to Hannibal Lecter, exaggerated portraits of mental illness show how much we have yet to learn about psychiatric disorders.

America's Mental Health Care System in Shambles

Art Levine, The American Prospect. July 26, 2008.

Mentally ill adults who receive treatment in the public-health system die 25 years sooner, on average, than Americans overall.

Bipolar Disorder Is A Serious Illness, Not a Celebrity Fad

Robert Westhead, The Independent UK. February 19, 2008.

The media have Britney in the bipolar spotlight. But what's it really like to live with this disorder?

How Teenage Rebellion Has Become a Mental Illness

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. January 28, 2008.

Big pharma has some new customers. Not complying with authority is now, in many cases, labeled a disease.

Iraq Vets Commit PTSD-Fueled Murders in the Wake of Returning Home

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. January 15, 2008.

Unlike the majority of civilians who commit murder, the majority of the 121 veterans documented by the Times reporters had no criminal history.

Mental Illness Rates Are Up. Could Climate Change Be to Blame?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.


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