249 results for "mental"
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Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witnes...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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Child mental health disorders rising, cost society $247 billion annually
Up to one in five American youngsters – some 7 million to 12 million by one estimate – experience a mental health disorder each year, according to a new report billed as the first comprehensive look at the mental health status of Am...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 6:22 PM
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Theater attack prompts new Colo. mental health law
Days after a gunman entered a suburban Denver movie theater, killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 70 others, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado health officials began talking about revamping a state mental health system that had been devastated b...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 4:43 PM
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Theater attack prompts new Colo. mental health law
Days after a gunman entered a suburban Denver movie theater, killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 70 others, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado health officials began talking about revamping a state mental health system that had been devastated b...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 3:58 PM
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Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual
In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neur...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 2:32 PM
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Obama planning June 3 mental health conference
President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:57 PM
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Judge slashes landmark $240M EEOC verdict to $1.6M
A judge has slashed a landmark $240 million verdict to $1.6 million for 32 mentally disabled workers who suffered years of abuse by their caretakers.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 4:57 PM
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Landmark $240M EEOC verdict to be slashed to $1.6M
A landmark $240 million verdict awarded to 32 mentally disabled Iowa plant workers who were subjected to years of abuse by their handlers will be reduced to just $1.6 million because of a federal cap, attorneys in the case agree.
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:47 AM
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Inmate in mental health story released from jail
After spending three months in the Wake County Jail, James Franklin Taylor Jr. has been released and the assault charges against him dropped. Taylor had been waiting for a determination on his mental fitness. Thousands of inmates are in similar ...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 6:20 PM
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The mentally ill should be treated, not locked up
People with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other illnesses are filling North Carolina’s jails and prisons. The state must take a different approach toward the mentally ill.
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:13 PM






