Mental Illness News

Study: depressed dads affect children's behavior

By Dr. Terrance McGill

10:00 AM on 11/14/2011

theGRIO REPORT - A study released by the American Academy of Pediatrics demonstrated that children in households that had a father who was depressed were almost twice as likely to have mental and behavioral issues as those children with neither parent showing depressive symptoms...
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Texas executes man convicted in 1998 double murder

By theGrio

8:40 AM on 06/22/2011

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting two people inside a Houston drug house has been executed in Texas...
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Slideshow: TheGrio's wackiest stories of 2010

By Eilyn Segura

8:07 AM on 12/31/2010

SLIDESHOW - Check out some of the greatest examples of buffoonery from this past year...
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Ohio mom pleads guilty to giving pot to toddler

By theGrio

2:22 PM on 11/18/2010

CINCINNATI (AP) - Prosecutors say Gamble gave the toddler marijuana and used her cell phone to record video of the girl smoking in August...
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Why foreclosure may literally make you sick

By Jennifer H. Cunningham

9:00 AM on 10/26/2010

theGRIO REPORT - A landmark report has found that foreclosure not only has an economic impact, it can alter the health of an entire community...
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Florida gunman kills self, 1 other, and wounds 5

By theGrio

9:20 AM on 10/05/2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A gunman who had a history of mental illness fatally shot one man, then on a13-minute shooting spree targeting specific people...
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DNA evidence exonerates NY man of 1976 rape

By theGrio

2:26 PM on 02/05/2010

VIDEO - A mentally ill New York man who spent nearly six years behind bars for a 1976 rape he insisted he didn't commit was exonerated Thursday after DNA testing showed he was innocent...
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Depressed mothers lead to depressed kids

By Terrie M. Williams

11:37 AM on 09/16/2009

OPINION - The insightful expression, "if Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy," continues to hold true in many ways...
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For Maia Campbell and others, mental health is no laughing matter

By Dr. Jeff Gardere

8:37 AM on 09/09/2009

OPINION - Mental illness should be of concern to all communities but especially to the African-American community, which is over-represented in high-need populations that are particularly at risk for mental illnesses.
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