Monthly Archives: August 2013

Army psychiatrist convicted of murder

Army psychiatrist convicted of murder A military jury on August 23 convicted Maj. Nidal Hasan in the deadly 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, returning a unanimous verdict of premeditated murder that makes the Army psychiatrist eligible for the death … Continue reading

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Your Federal Government at Work

Your Federal Government at Work Last June the President hosted the National Conference on Mental Health to talk about how to raise awareness of mental health issues and make it easier for everyone to get the mental health care “they … Continue reading

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Amanda Bynes case and its relevance to Missouri

Amanda Bynes case and its relevance to Missouri Former child star Amanda Bynes was committed to a psychiatric facility and reportedly is being treated for mental symptoms labeled as schizophrenia. According to California law, doctors can extend her commitment if … Continue reading

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Salem Missouri, psychiatric hotbed

Salem Missouri, psychiatric hotbed The Salem Missouri News reported June 25 that staff at a Department of Mental Health (DMH) contractor, Enrichment Services Inc. (ESI) located in Salem (125 miles southwest of St. Louis,) took developmentally disabled consumers to adult establishments for sex … Continue reading

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Psychiatric Morphology

Psychiatric Morphology Morphology: the study of the form and structure of something (from Greek morphe, form.) We have been seeing a recent spate of media about the jam the psycho-pharmaceutical industry has placed itself in, and how that came to … Continue reading

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Common Core Controversy Continued

Common Core Controversy Continued Opposition to the Common Core State Standards is growing Four states — Texas, Virginia, Alaska, and Nebraska — have not adopted the Common Core State Standards for public school curricula and testing. Minnesota chose to adopt … Continue reading

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