Mental Problems
New book Healing the Broken Mind by Timothy Kelly demonstrates how to begin fixing America's utterly failed mental health care system.
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Order From Chaos: Making Sense of Schizophrenia Research
The tyranny of choice also appears to affect research into schizophrenia: The sheer volume of data can make teasing out what's important from what's trivial an obstacle to better understanding the disease.
What Katrina Taught Us About Disaster Mental Health
On the whole, the mental health establishment outshone most other emergency responders after Hurricane Katrina. In a Miller-McCune interview, the director of the National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research explains some of the lessons drawn from that experience.
Mental Illness Champions Found Down Under
Australian government to spend $5 billion over five years to improve its mental health services.
Recovery Model Shows Promise in Helping Mentally Ill
Some programs show great promise — but they haven't been propagated.
Is Criminalizing Mental Health Wise Policy?
Much of the money spent on the severely mentally ill is spent putting and holding them in prison.
America’s Mental Health (Care) Is Getting Worse
Despite the unanimity that the system is broken, few agree on what will fix it.
Carping About CEO Pay: An American Tradition
Current efforts to cap extreme CEO pay — which may or may not be a problem anyway — may not outlive bailout.
Up to the Test?
The GED may not be worth as much as governments, the military and employers might suggest, but new research shows it may promote better health.