The federal takeover of the mental-illness treatment system was complete.
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Tripi believes Ortiz confessed, in part, because he suffers from a mental illness - he is reportedly being treated for schizophrenia in prison - and didn't comprehend what he was signing at the time.
He was tried at the Old Bailey in 2000 for murder after the prosecution refused to accept his plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds that he was suffering a mental illness - paranoid schizophrenia.
However, several high-profile gun-toting mass-murderers were people who apparently suffered from seriously under-treated mental illness.
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According to Frances and other like-minded critics, a confluence of related factors resulted in an "over-medicalizing" and over-diagnosis of mental illness.
Eisenberg has a history of mental illness and substance-abuse problems, authorities say.
It is true that Lariam may very well have had an impact on the precipitation and exacerbation of Mr. Mezvinsky's pre-existing, serious mental illness.
McCready, who suffered from mental illness, had several run-ins with the law, including fraudulently obtaining painkillers, a DWI, violating probation and hindering prosecution.
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We will make sure mental health professionals know their options for reporting threats of violence -- even as we acknowledge that someone with a mental illness is far more likely to be a victim of violent crime than the perpetrator.
It brought to my mind the oft-cited connection between creativity and mental illness.
We need a national campaign to destigmatize mental illness, especially one targeted toward African-Americans.
The ban is over-inclusive because many people recover from mental illness and lead healthy and productive lives.
Kazmierczak had no arrest record and no known history of mental illness, and he had a valid state-required firearm ID card, so he had no problem buying the guns, one law enforcement source said.
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Others include God Loves Uganda, about American religious leaders and their East African counterparts, and Running From Crazy, in which the actress Mariel Hemingway - granddaughter of author Ernest - explores her family's history of mental illness.
Meanwhile, Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson has admitted to struggling with mental illness and hallucinations that plague him on stage.
Kennedy believes that, in the wake of that disclosure, his every misstep -- such as the airport shoving incident -- is viewed by critics through the lens of mental illness.
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"The accusation that the NBC broadcasts may provoke copycat attacks - the most serious charge against the network - appears to rest on a notion of severe mental illness as contagious, " wrote Bronwen Maddox of the Times.
Groopman's research showed that during the course of illness, belief and expectation -- two mental states associated with hope -- have an impact on the nervous system which, in turn, sets off a chain reaction that makes improvement and recovery more likely.
Prosecutors agreed to a plea deal -- and not to seek the death penalty -- after taking into account Loughner's history of mental illness and the views of victims and their families.
That question, more or less, is answered in the affirmative by the new book A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness, by Nassir Ghaemi a Tufts University psychiatry professor.
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Nuchereno believes Ortiz's confession was prompted by several factors, including his mental illness, his inability to understand English well and a deep-seated fear for his own life.
Certain characteristics of his prose -- hypersensitivity and constant rumination, or persistent contemplation -- reflect a pattern of temperament that some psychology researchers say connects mental illness, especially bipolar disorder and depression, with creativity.
Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun-control group, said lawmakers should consider expanding the definition of mental illness when it comes to barring individuals from buying guns, and possibly require purchasers to submit references.
Those with mental health problems often fear other people will adopt narrow-minded attitudes if they were to discover that the individual had a mental illness, rather than a physical one.
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The Medical Review Board has blamed CMC for failing to follow its own drug withdrawal and detoxification policies, for ignoring signs of mental illness and for failing to treat some illnesses, the Press and Sun-Bulletin reported.
One that says mental illness is all about identifying some chemical imbalance in the brain and developing a quick-fix drug to correct it.
She will also visit a rehabilitation programme for 18 to 35-year-olds as well as interviewing people on the streets to gauge public opinion on mental illness.
Organizations training support-group leaders include WomenHeart, the American Brain Tumor Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Albert Trott took 8-43 on his Ashes debut in Adelaide in 1894, but later fell prey to mental illness and took his own life.
The campaign also calls for closer co-operation between the police and health authorities in order to prevent individuals with a history of mental illness from accessing guns.
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