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SAMHSA Report Shows Community-Based Programs Improve Lives Of Mentally Ill Young Adults

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 08, 2013 10:12 AM EDT

A new report shows that teens and young adults with mental health challenges can improve their daily life skills when provided with community-based treatment programs.

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Mentally Ill Murder Risk is Five Times Higher than General Population

By Ashik Siddique | Mar 06, 2013 11:49 PM EST

People with mental illness have a higher risk of becoming murder victims. What can be done to protect them?

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Teenage Stress Can Alter Genes and Lead to Severe Mental Illness in Adulthood

By Christine Hsu | Jan 17, 2013 04:52 PM EST

Teenage stress is serious, according to a new study that found a link between adolescent stress and genetic changes that can lead to severe adult mental illness.

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Can a 5-Year-Old Child Be Diagnosed as a Psychopath?

By Makini Brice | Dec 17, 2012 02:19 PM EST

The Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has led some experts to suggest that maybe people can be psychopaths at 20 – or 15, or 10.

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Scientists Identify Moment in History Responsible for Human Intelligence…and Mental Illness

By Makini Brice | Dec 03, 2012 11:50 AM EST

Researchers have pinpointed the exact time in history when they believe that human ancestors evolved the capacity for intelligence.

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Can Creativity Foreshadow Mental Illness?

By Christine Hsu | Oct 16, 2012 02:12 PM EDT

Creativity is frequently paired with mental illness, according to a new study that confirms the stereotype that people in creative professions are significantly more susceptible to psychiatric disorders than the general population.

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