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Racism Is Still Alive, Folks
This week I’m beginning to lose faith in my fellow Americans. Between New York mother Janelle Ambrosia verbally harassing a black man and the release of not one but two videos of Justin Bieber making...
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The Evolution of Solitary Confinement in the United States
image courtesy of [jmiller291 via Flickr]Many prisons use solitary confinement as a mechanism to control their prison populations and minimize the threat of danger to other inmates and prison staff....
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Bones Are (Not) Better: The Battle to Ban Pro-Ana Websites
"grab" courtesy of [Christy Mckenna via Flickr]Childhood and adult obesity is highly reported as a growing epidemic in the United States, yet less often do we hear of the negative psychological and...
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Thanks to Governor Christie the Gun Debate Just Reached a New Low
Tucson. Aurora. Newtown. What did these shootings have in common? The weapon and the ammunition. Or the types at least. Semi-automatic firearms allow the shooter to fire as fast as his finger can pull...
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Mental Illness in Young Americans
Image courtesy of [Dierk Schaefer via Flickr]The transition from teenage years to adulthood can be a stressful shift for many people. Making decisions that shape their future and becoming more...
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Germany Considers Ban on After Hours Work Emails
I’m sort of a walking stereotype. I have my phone in my hand at all times, I sleep with it in my bed even though I know that’s bad, and I’m constantly checking my texts, social media, and email. And...
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What Brain Science Tells Us About the Insanity Defense
Image courtesy of [Internet Archive Book Images via Flickr]Mental illness and criminal law mix as well as oil and vinegar. Law desires reason and cause. The reason and cause of mental illness is often...
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Videos of “American Sniper” Shooter Might Prove Insanity Defense
Image courtesy of [vaXzine via Flick]As Eddie Ray Routh’s trial continues in the high profile American Sniper murder case, two videos shown to the jurors by the prosecution may in fact aid the defense...
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Police Brutality and the Mentally Ill in America
Image courtesy of [Fibonacci Blue via Flickr]Mental illness is something that the American justice system has been dealing with for decades; particularly how to handle suspects suffering from it, how...
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Are American Prisons Becoming Psychiatric Hospitals?
Image courtesy of [Hubert Yu via Flickr]A Human Rights Watch report released this month titled “Callous and Cruel: Use of Force Against Inmates With Mental Disabilities in U.S. Jails and Prisons,”...
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It’s Time to Debunk Arguments Against Gun Control
Image courtesy of [Lulu Vision via Flickr]The gridlock over American gun laws may actually be worse than the arguments over American healthcare. Whenever there is a mass shooting (defined in this post...
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Fixing Mental Health Care Will Not Stop Mass Shootings, But That’s Okay
Image courtesy of [much0 via Flickr]As mass shootings become the focus of public attention after two high-profile incidents in the span of a couple of days, more and more people are demanding a...
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Special K: “The Next Big Thing” in Psychiatry?
Image courtesy of [geir tønnessen via Flickr]An estimated 15.7 million adults in the United States experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2014. Rates of depression have been on the rise...
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A Look at the Upcoming Trial for Woman Who Urged Boyfriend to Kill Himself
"Texting" courtesy of Jhaymesisviphotography; license: (CC BY 2.0)The trial of Michelle Carter, the 20-year-old Massachusetts woman who urged her boyfriend to kill himself through text messages, is...
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Man Arrested for Driving His Car Into Ten Commandments Display at Arkansas...
"Ten Commandments Tablets" courtesy of George Bannister; license: (CC BY 2.0)An Arkansas man has been arrested for allegedly driving his car into a Ten Commandments monument at the state Capitol early...
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