Assaults on staff are focus of scathing psychiatric hospital report

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In one incident, a man who told court officials that "voices told him to sell the drugs" he'd been charged with distributing — but who doctors determined was faking mental illness — set fire to his room with a contraband lighter in an attempt to …
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For valley writer Haslam, it's like he never left us

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I began to enjoy the very act of writing. It was like making love." "Workin' Man Blues: Country Music in California" (1999): "I was offended by the way the California music scene was being portrayed by writers in the South. It's about country music as …
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Our Unhealthy View of Mental Health (and Mental Illness)

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Silver Linings Playbook is a vivid and honest representation of someone struggling with bipolar disorder, from inpatient treatment to arguments about how many medications one person can take to prevent the recurrence of manic breaks. The movie … From …
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Hallowell mother's blog shares family's love, pain for lost son worldwide

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The blog entries detailed the couple's search for a drug trials or meeting with specialists, including a session with doctors at Children's Hospital in Boston. Emily documented, in excruciating detail, as efforts to improve Ezra's health … Hobby said …
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