Mental Illness

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“A doctor in Quebec “treated” a BIID [Body Identity Integrity Disorder] patient by amputating two of his healthy fingers. Otherwise, the patient was threatening to mutilate himself” - Humanize

“Increased potency of marijuana in the global market is a factor, and lawmakers have ‘decreas[ed] the public’s perception of its harm,’ according to the study’s lead author.” - Breakpoint

“Ed Welch, though, combines the Bible with the appropriately evaluated research and findings of psychology and psychiatry, benefitting both the soul and the body of believers.” - P&D

“The National Survey of Religious Leaders asked 890 people whose primary job is as a clergy leader…Published this week in JAMA Psychiatry” - RNS

“Most people believe depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, but this assumption has been challenged by a recent medical study titled ‘The Serotonin Theory of Depression.’” - TGC

“According to new research, the link between depression and ‘chemical imbalances’ in the brain could be less settled than previously thought” - Breakpoint

“Pastors 65 and older (46%) and those with no college degree (52%) are more likely to say they haven’t known any church members with a severe mental illness.” - Lifeway

“MEU uses a co-response model, which means both police officers and mental health clinicians together respond to mental health calls. They occupy the same floor at LAPD’s headquarters. At any given time, up to 16 co-responder teams are dashing across LA in response to 911 calls.” - WORLD

“…the difficulty of discovering some truths ought not blind us to the preponderance of evidence. Anecdotally—which is the first step of empiricism, and was the only step available before the scientific revolution—marijuana produces potheads, dropouts, deadbeats. Empirically, Berenson shows that in many people marijuana does something worse.” - Mark Ward