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A controversial bill that gives judges the power to strip California residents of their Second Amendment rights went into effect January 1. The new law, previously known as Assembly Bill (AB) 1014, is aimed at the mentally ill, although critics ...

A woman claims she was placed in a psychiatric ward for an entire month because a doctor viewed her prayer, Bible reading and fasting as symptoms of mental illness. The unidentified woman, known only as Jane Doe, is suing Dr. ...

Some observers think that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) might be planning to label the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia a mental illness. This could seriously affect those who suffer from the disease because it could give health insurers an excuse ...

“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”  – Benjamin Franklin Unfortunately a growing number of Americans seem to be running away from true happiness rather than toward it. No ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A study commissioned by the VA Medical Center estimates that one third of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are mentally or psychologically ill. According to the authors of the study: “Our results signal a need for ...

Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness?  According to the newest edition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is.  The manual identifies a new mental illness called “oppositional defiant disorder” or ODD.  Defined as ...