October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Lene Andersen, who posts about Rheumatoid Arthritis on HealthCentral, asked me to contribute a piece, along with other bloggers here at HealthCentral.
My pleasure, Lene.
First let’s establish that those who are being treated for mental illness are no more violent than the general population. The major catch, of course, is that NOT being treated substantially raises the risk of violence. Bipolar is characterized by lack of impulse control, which is...
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