On Torrey’s Career in Mental Health Advocacy
... Torrey’s career in mental health advocacy – The experience of mental health patients remains largely unknown to those outside of the mental illness treatment system. E. Fuller Torrey, author of America… Renaming 'Mental Illness' to 'Brain Disorder' Will Not Erase the Stigma If we truly care about helping people with mental illnesses, what we will do is ensure they are treated better. We will stand up for their rights. We will pass laws that ensure that people with mental illness have access to the same quality of … Read more on Huffington Post Read ...
How to Become a Christian Counselor With a Private Practice?
Question by Chika: How To Become A Christian Counselor With A Private Practice? Hello there! I’m going to be a senior in high school and I am currently looking into colleges. I want to be a Christian Counselor and have my own private practice one day. It is my long term goal that I hope to make happen. What would be the best way to go about doing this? I want to go to a Christian (Baptist, preferably) college and major in Psychology. I figured I would work my way from there.. Read more... ...
A Solution That Now Looks Crazy
... Solution That Now Looks Crazy “How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System”: That subtitle is the opening shot across the bow in this jeremiad of a book by the psychiatrist Dr. E. Fuller Torrey. It could just as well have … In hindsight, the … Read more on New York Times More than 7000 Oklahomans could lose mental health services, agency leaders … More than 7,000 Oklahomans could be without mental health services if the Legislature doesn't allocate an additional $ 21 million to the state's mental health and substance abuse agency, leaders warned Wednesday. Photo – Terri White, commissioner of the … Read more on NewsOK.com ...
Proper Treatment of Mentally Ill Could Prevent Crime
... treatment of mentally ill could prevent crime Physician and psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey's 2008 book "The Insanity Defense" carries a pertinent subtitle that predicts recent mass murders in Connecticut, Colorado, and likely the even more recent killings in Texas, California and Florida. The … Read more on Pocono Record In 5th District race, Koutoujian releases mental health care plan He was joined by Howard Trachtman, director and co-founder of the National Alliance on Mental Illness – Greater Boston Consumer Advocacy Network (NAMI – ...
Congress, Schizophrenia and Obama's Proposals
... schizophrenia and Obama's proposals Congress, schizophrenia and Obama's proposals. By E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., executive director, Stanley Medical Research Institute and Jamie Mondics, communications director, Treatment Advocacy Center – 03/25/13 02:50 PM ET. Tweet. Congress and the … Read more on The Hill (blog) Dallas rehab program for schizophrenia helps patients cope, regain cognitive … But there are far more people with the cognitive disorder who live normal lives, said John Lurkins, clinical manager for Metrocare Services Center for Education and Research ...
ABC-Channel 7: Oprah Donates $500000 to Newark’s Integrity House
ABC-Channel 7: Oprah Donates 0000 to Newark’s Integrity House – Global media icon Oprah Winfrey donated 0000 to Newark substance abuse rehab center, Integrity House. Methadone for Inmates It would be unethical to deprive inmates of such treatment. According to a 2009 Cochrane systematic … New York, Jan. 7, 2013. The writer is senior medical adviser, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia). Read more on New York Times Read more... ...