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Search results for "psychological health" ...
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Von Maur Shootings
In December 2007, a young man killed eight people then himself with an assault rifle at the Von Maur department store in Omaha. It was the largest mass murder in state history, a story that made national news. But when other media moved onto other stories, a team of World-Herald reporters spent much of 2008 digging into the issues surrounding such an astonishing act of violence. Some of their findings include: emergency responders were delayed getting to victims due to miscommunications by 911 dispatchers, a troubling suicide spike, and the depth of the gunman's psychological problems.
Tags: Von Maur murders; teen suicide; massacre; gunman; suicide rate; mental health problems; psychiatric records; treatment centers; shooter
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The Concussion Crisis
An examination of "the growing problem of concussions in football, among high school through professional players, from a medical and psychological standpoint."
Tags: football; injuries; head; concussions; safety equipment; helmets; treatment; medical; public health
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The Other Walter Reed
"Wounded veterans of the war in Iraq were housed in substandard quarters at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and faced neglect and bureaucracy as they sought medical care." Priest and Hull penetrated the secretive world of the Army's premier medical facility, Walter Reed Hospital, to document in chilling detail the callous mistreatment and neglect of America's war-wounded. Their expose — fueled by immersion reporting and fine narrative storytelling — fired a shot heard around the world and led to decisive action at the Pentagon.
Tags: veteran; military; Walter Reed; wounded; outpatient; medical facility; medicine; health; psychological; Public Service Pulitzer winner
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A Hidden Shame: Danger and Death in Georgia's Mental Hospitals
This series exposed problems in Georgia's state psychiatric hospitals. At least 155 patients died under suspicious circumstances related to neglect, abuse and poor medical treatment. Furthermore, patients are often discharged to places where their continued treatment is doubtful, such as homeless shelters, bus stations and street corners.
Tags: hospitals; health; psychology; state government; mental illness
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Mentally Unfit, Forced to Fight
The series investigated mental health screening and treatment for service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Based on Defense Department records data and interviews with more than 100 mental health experts, service members, and the relatives and friends of troops who committed suicide in the war zone, we reported that the military was increasingly sending, keeping and recycling mentally troubles troops into combat, in violation of the military's own regulations, and with tragic consequences."
Tags: psychology; psychotropic; medication; post-traumatic stress; battlefield; Army Surgeon General
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The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences
Layoffs have become a fact of American life. When faced with financial issues, companies simply cut workforce, to the tune of at least 30 million adult, full-time workers having been laid off since the early 1980s. But what is the psychological effect, not only of periods of unemployment, but also of the layoff itself? Author Louis Uchitelle examines the damage to self esteem and mental health such situations cause to their victims.
Tags: Layoffs; corporate downsizing; mental health, unemployment; low self-esteem
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The Pain Doctor
An 18-month investigation by WITI-TV captured hidden-camera documentation of Dr. Stuart Suster committing blatant emotional and psychological abuse to his patients. As the investigation continued, more and more evidence pointed to shady business practices and questionable medical techniques practiced by Dr. Suster. After the show aired, the state of Wisconsin charged Dr. Suster with 11 counts of inappropriate conduct towards patients, and he remained the focus of local, state and federal investigations prompted by the WITI investigation.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; Doctors; Health; fraud; patient abuse; inappropriate conduct; Dr. Stuart Suster; state medical examining board; misconduct
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Reggie sought home, but found death
The Des Moines Register investigates the tragic death of Reggie Kelsey, an ex-foster-care teenager who lost the state support services as soon as he turned 18. Kelsey had problems adjusting to independence, and the Iowa Department of Human Services failed to address his specific needs, the story reveals. The article summarizes the pitfalls of the foster-care system in Iowa, and sheds light on the state intention to put in use additional money to help the transition of 'aged-out' children.
Tags: homelessness; mental health; social workers; foster care; shelters; children; teenagers; mentally retarded; youth; juvenile offenders; psychology
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Arrest my kid
Progressive investigates the failure of the public health-care system to help mentally ill children and their parents. The story reveals that some parents, unable to pay for a psychiatric clinic stay, "deliberately invoke the juvenile justice system in order to get mental health treatment for their kids." The author exemplifies the problem with three cases of mentally ill children who were arrested on the request of their parents. The article also looks at a lawsuit filed against a Minnesota's health insurance company that instructed parents having their children arrested.
Tags: social service workers; juvenile justice; children; parents; psychiatry; psychology; National Alliance for Mentally Ill; eating disorders; chemical dependency; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
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Pay money, be happy
New York Magazine examines the reasons for the popularity of Landmark Forum, a company that provides a one-weekend self-examination and self-revelation program. The story describes the techniques used by Forum's lecturers in order to exhort people go of their anger toward those who have hurt them. The article looks at Landmark's graduates' enthusiasm after they have completed the course, and compares it with how they feel several weeks later. The report features participants' complaints about being asked to volunteer for the organization and having no friends outside of Landmark anymore.
Tags: self-improvement; self-knowledge; psychology; Gestalt; sales; mind control; mental health; business; technology