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I have decided to buy myself a mental health gift. 9 BigmanPigman Aug 2017 Aug 2017 14 6630

An 'AI' that can diagnose schizophrenia from a brain scan here's how it works (or doesn't) 0 steve2470 Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 3224

Understanding Validation: A Way to Communicate Acceptance 3 Quixote1818 Apr 2017 Apr 2017 10 5897

For the first time researchers detect autism signs in infants 0 LiberalArkie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 2562

Supporting Elder Aspies Our elderly need us, not tomorrow, but today. 0 LiberalArkie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 2072

Do insurance companies suddenly cut you off of anti-depressants and other psych medications? 12 progree Dec 2016 Feb 2017 0 4805

Carrie Fisher's Other Legacy: Honesty About Bipolar Disorder 0 inanna Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3231

Alternative Children's Mental Health 0 ellenrr Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2946

Love and the Trumpster 0 pbmus Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2415

Psychiatrists Must Face Possibility That Medications Hurt More Than They Help 0 ellenrr Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3115

For anyone who has experienced this horrible emotional abuse, this article is validating. 1 FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2423

Therapists more likely to call back white sounding names like 'Allison' than 'Lakisha' 0 HereSince1628 Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1840

Susceptibility to lonlieness (a state of feeling lonely) may be less about genetics than thought. 0 HereSince1628 Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1816

Lipstick on a pig? Mindfulness "just as effective" as CBT t.a.u. 15 HereSince1628 Nov 2014 Sep 2016 1 5063

Anyone here done mindfulness-based cognitive therapy?(MBCT) 0 ellenrr Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2067

Experimental depression therapy showing promise in study 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 4 2126

Why most politicians are church going? Study: Religious actions convey pro-social intent 0 HereSince1628 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1735

Arguing on DU may not change minds, but it may be good for your state of mind 6 HereSince1628 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2157

Video: White People Are Less Likely To See Race-Related Tweets 0 HereSince1628 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1825

Black, Hispanic children, youth rarely get help for mental health problems 0 HereSince1628 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1803

WI def atty's intimidate sex assault victims using motion to expose their mental health records 2 HereSince1628 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 2023

Cross-linked to GDP: APA asks it's members to not like Trump to mental illness 0 HereSince1628 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1862

Trump's CRAZY. Meh...study finds half of US presidents upto 1974 were symptomatic 0 HereSince1628 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2010

Cognitive ability varies, but prejudice is universal 0 HereSince1628 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1978

Research supports removing transgender dx from mental disorders chapter of ICD-10 1 HereSince1628 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1970

Living around people with opposing political views may impact well being and even personality 2 HereSince1628 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 2006

Are racists and other haters mentally disordered? 8 HereSince1628 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 2902

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and the Prevention of Depressive Relapse 2 ellenrr Apr 2016 Jun 2016 3 2157

The Orlando Shooting Could Have Far-Reaching Effects In The LGBT Community 0 whirlygigspin Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1691

What do you say to a child about the Florida mass-shootings?? 1 HereSince1628 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1628

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What does depression feel like? Trust me – you really don’t want to know (Guardian) 7 inanna Apr 2016 Jun 2016 7 2300

Just a reminder about the 'needs psychology' of post mass-murder narratives 0 HereSince1628 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1601

<5% of mental illness linked to violence, freq of violence in news on MI is ~40% 0 HereSince1628 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1462

Brains Of People With Schizophrenia Attempt Self-Repair: Study 0 LiberalArkie May 2016 May 2016 3 1689

Online poker offers new insights into the mind-set of scheming Machiavellians, 0 HereSince1628 May 2016 May 2016 0 1560

Research Suggsts a New Way to Identify Who Has Schizophrenia 4 LiberalArkie May 2016 May 2016 1 1996

Not sure who to ask, or how 15 Hayduke Bomgarte May 2016 May 2016 0 3122

How Many People with Serious Mental Illness Are Homeless 0 LiberalArkie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1927

Eating disorders: Highest mortality rate of any mental disorders among Americans 1 HereSince1628 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1758

How Donald Trump’s put-downs may impact mental health stigma 1 HereSince1628 Mar 2016 Apr 2016 1 2213

MTHFR Gene Mutation and Vitamin B-12 0 Skwmom Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2025

Intolerant Society Contributes to Mental Disorders among LGBT 0 HereSince1628 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 1862

If other illnesses were treated like mental disorders... 2 HereSince1628 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 2184

Why isn't there an OCD forum here? 1 Relentless Liberal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2349

When the Hospital Fires the Bullet 0 HereSince1628 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 1732

cross posted from health 4 mopinko Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 2432

If affluenza is real, consideration and treatment of it must be real 0 HereSince1628 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1745

some months old, but, where the 2016 pres. candidates are on mental health 0 HereSince1628 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1611

any thots on therapists keeping notes on the patient? 2 ellenrr Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2126

How Obama’s Gun Law Executive Action Hurts People With Mental Illness 0 HereSince1628 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1488

Obama on gun control and mental health...more harm than good? 0 HereSince1628 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 3 1393

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 HereSince1628 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1388

UK: More than 2/3rds of suspects tasered were considered mentally ill by police 0 HereSince1628 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1350

N.J. psych practice revealed patients' mental disorders in debt lawsuits 4 HereSince1628 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1823

Cops 16x more likely to kill people with untreated mental illness 2 HereSince1628 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1578

NYTimes Editorial Board:Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Gun Violence 1 HereSince1628 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1534

Psychiatric assessments for predicting violence are ineffective 0 HereSince1628 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 1265

What if everything we know about depression is wrong. 2 elleng Sep 2014 Dec 2015 1 2409

NIH: What is schizophrenia? 0 LiberalArkie Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1543

Speaker Ryan sees mentally ill at root of all mass shootings 4 HereSince1628 Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1775

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A Reminder That 'Princess Leia' Is An O.G. Mental Health Hero 1 LiberalArkie Oct 2015 Nov 2015 3 2759

'Game-Changer' Study Says There's A Better Way To Treat Schizophrenia 0 LiberalArkie Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 1659

Talk therapy found to ease schizophrenia. 0 elleng Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1389

I have been trying to about 1.5 years to lose weight and zero and I think it is a med. 12 Maraya1969 Aug 2015 Oct 2015 0 2696

A paper that helps explain rep and dem views on cause of mass shootings 0 HereSince1628 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1510

Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Gun Violence? 0 HereSince1628 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1219

Stop the Madness: Schizophrenia in America 3 LiberalArkie Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 1567

Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms 1 HereSince1628 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 2 4065

John Oliver on Mental Health (video) 6 antigop Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 2129

THIS IS CRAZY: CRIMINALIZING MENTAL HEALTH 0 davidpdx Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1451

Sex bias in mental healt treatment...psychologists prescribe boys antipsychotic drugs 6 HereSince1628 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 0 2557

What A Shaman Sees In A Mental Hospital 0 SHRED Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1655

Hollywood aims for awareness in slew of summer films on mental illness 0 inanna Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1231

A Psychologist as Warden? Jail and Mental Illness Intersect in Chicago 0 mopinko Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 1485

Surviving an alcoholic 2 elleng May 2015 Jul 2015 0 1855

Need help -- emergency order of detention 6 antigop Feb 2015 Jul 2015 0 2690

Some professionals' writing on sexual activity among siblings and cousins. 1 HereSince1628 May 2015 May 2015 1 4131

Mental Health Awareness Week 0 polly7 May 2015 May 2015 0 1298

Seeking a discussion/information on drivers licenses. 25 chknltl Apr 2015 May 2015 0 3942

Mindfulness 'option for depression' -BBC News 1 Ilsa Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1448

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