Conditions Improve for Multnomah Inmates With Mental Illness
Conditions for prisoners suffering from mental illness at the Multnomah County Detention Center have improved over the last year, according to a new report by Disability Rights Oregon.
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Mental Health Justice Under Scrutiny
A year-long project will explore Oregon’s approach to mental illness and crime.
Why was a dangerous person freed from custody to murder again?
Passage Likely for Care Act for Elderly, People with Mental Illness
The Care Act, a top priority for AARP, provides elderly patients with caregiver assistance before leaving the hospital. A similar policy is moving forward for hospitals to adopt discharge policies for patients whose stay results from a mental health crisis.
The House Health Committee is moving forward with two bills to close a coverage gap -- linking people who need special assistance with information about a caregiver or supportive person before they leave the hospital.
The Failing Stigma and Treatment of Mental Illness
The author maintains it’s time to rethink and change the laws, rules and regulations of HIPAA.
OPINION -- Unless we are all missing something, it seems that the stigma of being declared mentally ill or mentally incompetent is rapidly turning into a nightmare. The most recent evidence, German wings flight 9525’s copilot’s ravenous and murderous behavior.
Lifestyle Intervention Helps People Taking Antipsychotic Medications Lose Weight and Reduce Diabetes Risk
People with serious mental illnesses already at higher risk for obesity; medications that control their symptoms often lead to additional weight gain
People taking antipsychotic medications for serious mental illnesses lost significant amounts of weight and improved their glucose levels by participating in a lifestyle-change program, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published online in the American Journal o
Frederick, Keny-Guyer, Fritz March with 3,000 to End Mental Illness Stigma
NAMI Oregon's 12th annual walk serves as both a fundraiser and an effort to put a face on mental illness
About 3,000 people walked five kilometers Sunday, holding balloons and signs memorializing loved ones lost to mental illness.
