Beyond a Day for Veterans

Beyond a day for veterans
A RAND Corporation study found that nearly 1 in 5 soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have post-traumatic stress disorder or depression; only about a half of these soldiers have sought treatment. The Congressional Research Service found in … Read more on Wis Opinion

How One Of Australia's Most Successful Artists Wound Up In Jail For Armed …
It was the nadir in a life already in disarray — upended by depression, drug use and the deaths of several friends. Milsom won the Moran … Studies have shown artists to have a higher rate of depression and bi-polar disorder than the general … Read more on Business Insider

Colorado's homeless face uphill battle for mental health services
But he never got the sustained care he needed until four years ago, when the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless found housing for him, and he joined group therapy to help get the better of his anxiety. “I'm happy now,” said Maseros, who does … the … Read more on The Coloradoan

Health capsules: Left-handed link
Roughly 10 percent of the U.S. population is left-handed, and looking at data on patients with mental disorders, researchers at Yale found that 11 percent of those with mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder were left-handed. However … Read more on Newsmagazinenetwork