America Badly Needs More Psychiatric-Treatment Beds
In the aftermath of another tragic mass shooting, expanding access to inpatient care for the mentally ill must be a top priority.
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The Death of Freud
For several years, Freud's methods have been on life support, the final demise of the founder of psychoanalytic theory.
A Ray of Hope for Mental Health
It’s the same story, year after year: untreated serious mental illness & as result innocent people needlessly killed & injured.
Washington Funds Ignorance of Mental Illness
SAMHSA, the federal agency charged overseeing mental-health issues, doesn’t even try to estimate the number of Americans with schizophrenia.
How Bad Can a Federal Agency Be?
This year SAMSHA ranked 317th out of 320 federal agencies, in the survey of Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. And that's just the beginning of its woes,
Stop Ignoring the Needs of the Seriously Mentally Ill
The Murphy-Johnson bill, now before Congress, will greatly improve treatment for the seriously mentally ill, if the special interests and ideologues don’t water it down.
Fixing America’s Mental-Health System
Our public psychiatric services are woefully inadequate.
Is There a Right to Be Mentally Ill?
Alberta Lessard died last month. Yes, the Alberta Lessard, whose famous 1972 court case guaranteed, in the words of one lawyer, “that non-dangerous people have the right to be mentally ...
The Ridiculous ‘National Wellness Week’
Just when you thought you had seen all the ways that a federal agency can waste taxpayers’ money, think again. SAMHSA, the $3.5 billion Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...
Psychiatric Beds for Death Row
‘San Quentin Plans Psychiatric Hospital for Death Row Inmates” announced the Los Angeles Times on June 10. The 40-bed psychiatric hospital, which will open October 1 within the prison, will ...