Psychology & Psychiatry
What are 'red flag' laws and how can they prevent gun violence?
California's red flag law, which allows people to obtain gun violence restraining orders (GVROs), went into effect seven years ago.
Jan 11, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Have we become too paranoid about mass shootings?
Many Americans worry about when—not if—another mass shooting will occur, and a Gallup poll from September found that nearly half of Americans fear being a victim of one of these attacks.
Oct 22, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why do mass shooters kill? It's about more than having a grievance
An acutely troubling aspect of life in contemporary America is the growing proliferation of mass shootings that claim thousands of innocent lives year after painful year and make everyone feel unsafe.
Apr 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Health care, mass shootings, 2020 election causing Americans significant stress
A year before the 2020 presidential election, Americans report various issues in the news as significant sources of stress, including health care, mass shootings and the upcoming election, according to this year's Stress ...
Nov 5, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Requiring some patients to get mental health treatment saves money
Mandating outpatient treatment for certain people with severe mental illness, while controversial, results in substantial cost savings by cutting hospitalizations and increasing outpatient care, according to a financial analysis ...
Jul 30, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Las Vegas mass shooting survivors continue to struggle with major depression, PTSD
Four years after a gunman killed 60 people and physically injured 867 more during the Oct. 1, 2017 Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, witnesses and survivors of the tragic incident still struggled with their mental ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Cardiology
CPR, defibrillator save man's life after he collapses playing basketball
Kevin Marcus Miller joined a rec basketball league in Seattle to get more exercise, meet new people and balance out a life that had become too dominated by work.
Jun 1, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
US shooting revives debate over mental health care
The deadly US shooting rampage last week has revived debate about access to mental health care—a tough issue as state funds dry up and laws make it difficult to treat people against their will.
Dec 20, 2012
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Health
California handgun sales spiked after two mass shootings, study finds
After the 2012 mass shooting of children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, a leader of the National Rifle Association proclaimed, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with ...
May 1, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk factors for youth violence should guide policy in response to mass shootings, psychologists say
An international committee of experts on aggression and youth violence issued a report urging policymakers to consider the research before arming schoolteachers or implementing other measures in response to the latest school ...
Mar 20, 2018
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