There Are 22 Million Angry, Impulsive Americans With Guns
Examining the personality characteristics of America's gun owners.
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Mental Illness
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Why Men Kill Themselves
In every country in the world, male suicides outnumber female. Will Storr asks why.
A Personalized Tweak Helps Homelessness Programs Work Even Better
Over the last two decades, North American cities have been giving homeless people a place to live before any other treatment. The programs mostly work, but now researchers are seeking improvements.
The Truman Show Delusion: Can Culture Make Us Crazy?
Two brothers—a philosopher and a doctor—attempt to explain the cultural roots of madness.
Should We Take Away the Children of Those Who Are Mentally Ill?
Mindi has never harmed her daughter and is capably raising a son, but authorities took her daughter under a concept sometimes called “predictive neglect.”
What We Actually Know About the Connections Between Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and Gun Violence
A conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Swanson.
Why Mentally Ill People Should Have Access to E-Cigarettes
People with mental illnesses have a unique, intense relationship with smoking, which can ease distress as well as kill. Now that a much safer version of the habit is available, it's no time for the anti-smoking lobby to play Nurse Ratched.
What’s Really Behind America’s Suicide Epidemic?
The means—prescription drugs, access to firearms, bridges without prevention methods—play a much bigger role than any emotions or thought processes.
There’s No Magic Bullet
Recent studies by The New York Times and the Mayo Clinic show how problematic restricting gun rights to the mentally ill can be.