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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 ...
Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks
Stress does bad things to the heart. New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with PTSD, New Orleans residents six years ...
Report details flaws in Army's handling of PTSD
An Army report released Friday finds the service still has trouble diagnosing and treating soldiers for post-traumatic stress disorder, despite more ...
Ga. backs relaxing gun laws for mentally ill
While some states push to tighten gun control laws after the Connecticut school massacre, lawmakers in gun-friendly Georgia want to ease rules ...
Boys' deaths add urgency to Conn. gun debate
The family of two young boys killed in an apparent-murder suicide — and state police — said Thursday they want to know why the boys' grandmother, with ...
Huge study: 5 mental disorders share genetic links
The largest genetic study of mental illnesses to date finds five major disorders may not look much alike but they share some gene-based risks.
'I'm a monster': Veterans 'alone' in their guilt
A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, former Marine Capt. Timothy Kudo thinks of himself as a killer — and he carries the guilt every day.
Jackson Jr.'s downfall tied to objects, not power
For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of the nation's third-largest city, his career wasn't ended by attempts ...
F Royce White plays for D-League team
Royce White says he is ready to focus on basketball. The 16th overall pick last summer, White scored seven points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four ...
AP Exclusive: Inmate lawsuits cost Calif. $200M
Gov. Jerry Brown has begun aggressively challenging federal court oversight of California's prison system by highlighting what he says is a costly ...
VA adds 1,000 mental health professionals to staff
The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has added more than 1,000 mental health professionals and 200 support staff over the past eight months ...
Study: Many stroke survivors think about suicide
One in 12 stroke survivors thought about suicide or that they would be better off dead, a troubling federal survey reveals. That's more than those ...
Slayings highlight risks of 'gun therapy' for vets
Chris Kyle, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, often took veterans out shooting as a way to ease the trauma of war.
911 call, document shed light on vet's mindset
A 911 recording and documents released Tuesday reveal more about the possible state of mind of the Iraq War veteran charged with gunning down a former ...
Records: Veteran had been in mental hospital
The Iraq War veteran charged with killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend on a Texas shooting range had been taken to a mental hospital twice ...
Iraq War vet charged in fatal shooting of ex-SEAL
An Iraq War veteran charged with murdering former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a friend turned a gun on the pair while they were at a Texas ...
VA report: 22 veterans commit suicide each day
The number of veterans who commit suicide each day is more than 20 percent higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs has previously estimated, ...
Pfizer disputes suit claiming Zoloft doesn't work
The maker of Zoloft is being sued in an unusual case alleging the popular antidepressant has no more benefit than a dummy pill and that patients who ...
From pets to 'recess': High school stress relief
The four-legged member of the counseling team at the high school in suburban Chicago waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways.
After school shooting, Conn. debates mental health
Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday began reviewing mental health care following the deadly Newtown school shooting, even though they and the public have ...
Lawmaker looks outside VA to fill mental care gap
Veterans who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should also have access to thousands of health ...
Police push for background checks on gun purchases
Law enforcement leaders who met with President Barack Obama Monday urged him to focus on strengthening gun purchase background checks and mental ...
Powers of prophesy: Davos looks to the future
Forget the endless debates about the euro or government debts. What does the future hold? The World Economic Forum at Davos is always a showcase for ...
Conn. panel begins task of responding to Newtown
A panel charged by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy with recommending a broad range of state policy changes after the deadly Newtown school shooting ...