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How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts - The Atlantic

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 11:01

How Casinos Enable Gambling AddictsThe AtlanticThe center estimates that another 2 to 3 percent of adults, or an additional 5 million to 8 million Americans, meets some of the American Psychiatric Association's criteria for addiction but have not yet progressed to the pathological, or disordered ...

Mental Meltdown: Trump Win Caused Massive Surge in Crisis Hotline Calls - Heat Street

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 18:17

Mental Meltdown: Trump Win Caused Massive Surge in Crisis Hotline CallsHeat StreetMaria A. Oquendo, president of the American Psychiatric Association, said the organization has also noticed a surge in demand, stretching thin the country's already-strained mental health resources.

Bipolar can be difficult to diagnose and even harder to treat - Washington Post

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/13/2016 - 14:07

Bipolar can be difficult to diagnose and even harder to treatWashington PostResearch that appeared in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in 2008 reported that less than half of a group of people who were said to have the mental

It's dirty and disgusting. So why do we bite our nails? - The Verge

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/13/2016 - 14:00

It's dirty and disgusting. So why do we bite our nails?The VergeIn 2012, the American Psychiatric Association decided to list nail biting and other pathological grooming behaviors like skin picking and hair pulling as obsessive compulsive disorders, or OCD.

Our view: Inmates and mental illness - Winston-Salem Journal

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/13/2016 - 02:08

Our view: Inmates and mental illnessWinston-Salem JournalIt's led by the National Association of Counties, the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the American Psychiatric Association Foundation.

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