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Akiva Goldsman on 'Lobo,' 'Jonah Hex' and the new 'Swamp Thing'
The Hero ComplexThe Oscar-winning screenwriter tries to shake off the bad memories (especially "Batman & Robin") as he joins the "Fringe" team and guide four DC Comics properties to the screen.... -
Blood tests may reveal psychosis
Booster ShotsScientists are moving closer to developing blood tests that can diagnose serious mental disorders, according to a study published this week in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. A consortium of researchers showed they could identify blood biomarkers for... -
Visual and auditory changes may play a role in schizophrenia
Booster ShotsVisual and auditory deficits are apparent in teenagers developing schizophrenia, and identifying and treating these deficits might restore sensory function and limit the impact of the disease, researchers reported today at the annual meeting of the... -
Childhood-onset schizophrenia remains a mystery
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSo rare is the child form of schizophrenia, it has taken researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health 18 years to diagnosis and collect data on 110 children. "We are trying to understand schizophrenia in a comprehensive way," says Dr. Nitin...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Children, Behavioral Conditions
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Howard Barton Unruh dies; vet killed 13 people in 1949 rampage
Associated PressHoward Barton Unruh, who killed 13 people as he walked the streets of Camden, N.J., in a psychotic 1949 shooting rampage that was the nation's worst mass murder at the time, died Monday. He was 88. Camden County Prosecutor Warren W. Faulk said Unruh died...Tags: Health, Crimes, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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From skid row to Disney Hall, and on to the White House
Culture MonsterOne of Los Angeles' best known musicians faced a tough but empathetic audience Monday: Nathaniel Ayers, the formerly homeless classical violinist, played the White House. The occasion was a celebration on the back lawn of the presidential mansion to... -
Mentally ill immigrant detainees should receive legal representation, suit says
L.A. NOWImmigrant detainees with severe mental disabilities have a constitutional right to legal representation in immigration court, according to a lawsuit filed late Monday by a coalition of legal organizations. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Los... -
Homes for the hardest of the hard-core homeless
The searchers carved skid row into quadrants and advanced in small groups, aiming flashlights into the cold.
They moved between nylon tents and cardboard lean-tos in the Toy District, where junkies had stripped the streetlights and left whole blocks in...Tags: Politics, Chiropractors, Common Cold, Behavioral Conditions, Bipolar Disorder
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Three killed in University of Alabama-Huntsville shooting
Comments BlogThree people were killed, at least three were wounded and a suspect was in custody Friday after a shooting on the campus of the University of Alabama-Huntsville, officials said. "We have three confirmed people who are dead, one injured. The...... -
Pot-smoking young adults aren't doomed to psychosis just yet
Booster ShotsEarly, and then continued, use of marijuana does seem to be associated with an increased risk of psychosis and hallucinations, but allow us to quell some incipient panic. Caveats, after all, are our specialty. Previous studies had found a link...... -
Living for two
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf Aly Hartman could have placed herself in a protective bubble for the duration of her recent pregnancy, she would have done so. The Marina del Rey woman, 28, cut out alcohol, sodas and caffeine. She replaced her sugary breakfast cereal with crackling...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Children, Behavioral Conditions, Environmental Pollution, Adults
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Use of atypical antipsychotics for lesser disorders is gaining ground, despite safety concerns
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout a year ago, patients began trooping into the office of UCLA psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, asking whether an antipsychotic drug called Abilify "might be right for them." Few appeared to be delusional, plagued by hallucinations or suffering fearsome...Tags: Heart Attack, Pharmaceuticals, Anxiety, Death, Psychiatry
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