Federal Prisoners With Mental Illness May Spend Years in Solitary Confinement
A new report spotlights one case in which an inmate spent 19 years in a "Restrictive Housing Unit."
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Shelf Help: ‘Our Most Troubling Madness: Case Studies in Schizophrenia Across Cultures’
Dispatches from India, Thailand, Ghana, and other locations. By Peter C. Baker Our Most Troubling Madness: Case Studies…
American Police and Prisons Are Failing the Mentally Ill
Those with severe mental conditions are more likely to be incarcerated, and less likely to be granted opportunities such as parole.
How to Talk Constructively About Mental Illness
When public discourse links mental disorders with violence or "craziness," it adversely—and unfairly—affects the lives of millions of people.
Ending the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
How Can We Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Before Tragedy Occurs, Instead of After?
Laura's Law could provide a middle ground between the old norm of total institutionalization and the new one of total abandonment. But the statute is struggling to reconcile forestalling tragedies with patients' rights.
How Studying Stoned People Can Unlock Secrets of Paranoid Thinking
Cannabis use can cause a signal miscommunication in the brain, which is similar to what might happen in mental illness.
Treating the Mentally Ill Before It’s Too Late
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
