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A new, small study of low-income, depressed Latinos finds that those who stigmatize mental illness are less likely than others are to take medication, keep scheduled appointments and control their    .. more …

“Joseph” was removed from his biological family at age 5 after claims of abuse against him were substantiated. He was adopted a short time later, but his recovery was only temporary. Unfortunately, Joseph suffered the loss of his adoptive mother at age 11. Life continued to be difficult for Joseph as he had many behavioral health issues as a child. Eventually, he ended up getting into trouble    .. more …

More inmates with mental illness are refusing help in making the transition from prison to the free world even as advocates are suing Ohio to force the state to do more for them, state records show.    .. more …

HOLLISTER, Calif. (AP) — The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a    .. more …

Sociology of Mental Illness: The Study of the Un-institutionalized Mentally Challenged in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Nigeria

BY

DR. J. O. SHOPEJU*; DR. C. A. ONIFADE* AND DR. A. DIPEOLU**

joshopeju12@yahoo.com; drcaonifade@yahoo.com; waledipe@gmail.com

*DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

ABEOKUTA

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL    .. more …

The patient of depression does not even know that what type of mental illness and painful feeling he is suffering from. He does not know how to explain his internal feelings to someone, because it is very difficult to explain all this in mere words or he does not have any idea that how to put words to his feelings that are causing him depression.
He would continue to remain in    .. more …

Through thousands of anecdotal cases documented for forty years and also tracing the legal history of mental illness from the late 1940s, Dr. Torrey, an eminent psychiatrist, effectively makes the connecting link between a percent of people afflicted with mental illness who are at risk of violent behavior. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression are Dr. Torrey’s targeted mental    .. more …