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Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress ...
Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual
In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper ...
Obama planning June 3 mental health conference
President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney said Obama and ...
Teen immigrant angst _ a factor in bombings?
Anna Tabakh didn't know a word of English. At age 5, a stranger in a strange land, she was en route with her parents from the Soviet Union to a new ...
US suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged
The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, ...
Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured
If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such ...
Zeta-Jones checks into mental health facility
A spokeswoman for Catherine Zeta-Jones says the actress has "proactively" checked into a mental health facility for treatment of her bipolar condition
Therapy dogs help Mont. students with test stress
At Montana State University, final exams stress is going to the dogs. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/11pDoHV ) Intermountain ...
Glenn Close's sister writing about mental illness
The youngest sister of actress Glenn Close is working on a memoir about her struggles with mental illness. Grand Central Publishing announced Friday ...
Obama taking action on gun background check system
Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from ...
Anger, fear, tears normal response to disasters
Kaitlyn Greeley burst into tears when a car backfired the other day. She's afraid to take her usual train to her job at a Boston hospital, walking or ...
For gun control, now what? A look at the issue
The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress.
What now for gun control? A look at the issue
The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress.
Defense rests case in Jodi Arias murder trial
Defense attorneys in Jodi Arias' murder trial rested their case Tuesday after about 2 1/2 months of testimony aimed at portraying the defendant as a ...
Serbia massacre puts spotlight on Balkan vet woes
Edin Kapidzic fought in Croatia's brutal war for independence and came out alive. Carrying on in peace turned out to be harder. Years after returning ...
GOP senator would broaden gun checks, no records
A conservative senator is proposing to greatly broaden the background check system for firearms purchasers but require no records of the transactions ...
Judges deny Calif. bid to end prison oversight
A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied Gov. Jerry Brown's request to lift a court-ordered prison population cap and threatened him and other ...
Feds retain control of Calif. prison mental health
A federal judge on Friday rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to regain state control of inmates' mental health care, citing systematic failures to reduce ...
Colorado Democrat quickly backs off gun bill
A Colorado Democrat who wanted to prevent individuals suspected of posing a threat from possessing a gun quickly backed off that plan after details ...
In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help
After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant.
Kelly: Gun checks need mental health component
Gun control activist Mark Kelly says a proposed national gun background bill under discussion in the Senate should include better access to mental ...
Report: Pentagon must do more to stop sex assaults
A new report required by Congress recommends that the Defense Department assess how well commanding officers handle sexual assault and harassment ...
Amputee veteran helps train troops for war
The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing ...
Expert: Jodi Arias suffered from PTSD, memory loss
Jodi Arias suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and acute memory loss in the months and years after she says she killed her lover in ...
VA says it won't follow New York gun law
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday its mental health professionals won't comply with a new gun law in New York that requires ...