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"Law & Order: SVU" Addresses the Stigma of Mental Illness
A recent episode of NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" addressed the stigma of mental illness. Additionally, there were some excellent moments during this show that reflected the national debate about whether mentally ill criminals should be sent to prison or a state-run mental health facility.
This particular storyline focused on a man with schizophrenia who had committed numerous violent crimes while off his medication. He had recently stopped taking his Risperdal prescription because it made hi...
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Expert & Community Posts
A Soprano on Lexapro Helps Educate the Public About Mental Illness
By Christopher Lukas , Health Expert...the notion that we’re no longer afraid to show mental illness on TV, and that – occasionally... Read more »
Thoughts on Mental Illness Awareness Week
By Christina Bruni , Health ExpertMental Illness Awareness Week, from October 7th to 13th, is in full-swing. As an advocacy... Read more »
Everything Has Its Season
By Sue Bergeson , Health ExpertFor the past several months, I've been unconsciously singing a song called "Corner of the Sky"... Read more »
Are the Mentally Ill Worthy of Care?
By Merely Me , Health Expert...there called Don't Call Me Nuts! Coping With the Stigma of Mental Illness, by Patrick W.... Read more »
People Skills - A Vital Recovery Tool
By John McManamy , Health ExpertAt the navigation bar at the top of this page, if you click Manage and go to Recovery, you will... Read more »
Health Guide
A More Upbeat Mood About Depression: Stigma and Mental Health Take Center Stage
...************************************************************ Deborah Gray shares her thoughts . . . We are waging a war against mental illness, one that we seem to be losing. I'm not usually so... Read more »The First 48 Hours: Top 10 Depression Myths Debunked
...and its capacity to be treated. Perhaps part of the problem stems from our vocabulary for moods and mental illness: We use “depression” to describe so many ranges of experience that the... Read more »Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcoholism
...patients who were treated only for their medical conditions.Treating People Who Have Both Alcoholism and Mental IllnessTreatment for patients with both alcoholism and mental illness is... Read more »Meet Robin Cunningham, Schizophrenia Expert Patient
...that from the age of thirteen, he has suffered from schizophrenia, perhaps the most devastating of all mental illnesses. Schizophrenia is a condition that is genetically linked, and is... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Prognosis
...to themselves.Family members may also feel socially alienated by the fact of having a relative with mental illness, and feel forced to conceal this information from acquaintances.Economic... Read more »Images
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