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    Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Suicide is on the rise, and officials don't know why

    Will Heinemann seemed happy in October of 2008, laughing with friends and family at his son's wedding. Six months later he fatally shot himself.
    Will Heinemann seemed happy in October of 2008, laughing with friends and family at his son's wedding. Six months later he fatally shot himself. The owner of a Barrington masonry company and a 59-year-old married father of three, Heinemann seemed to...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Bipolar Disorder, Rush University Medical Center, McHenry

    2. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Mental illness and guns: the issue is suicide

    Some years ago, I was called by one of my patients who had just suffered severe rejection in a love relationship. She told me that she was on her way to buy a gun but thought she might call me first. I suggested that she come see me before she purchased a gun so we could talk it over.
    Some years ago, I was called by one of my patients who had just suffered severe rejection in a love relationship. She told me that she was on her way to buy a gun but thought she might call me first. I suggested that she come see me before she purchased a...

    Tags: Murder, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Politics, Suicide, Corporate Officers

    3. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. Local teen beats suicidal thoughts with controversial treatment

    It's a nation-wide problem affecting local families.  A shortage of psychiatrists means adults, teens and kids who desperately need help aren't getting it.  The reason for the shortage?  Med students are choosing other specialties.  Our Fact Finder team dug deeper into a new kind of care local psychiatric centers are using to try and bridge the gap.
    It's a nation-wide problem affecting local families.  A shortage of psychiatrists means adults, teens and kids who desperately need help aren't getting it.  The reason for the shortage?  Med students are choosing other specialties.  Our Fact Finder team...

    Tags: Skype, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Social Sciences, Culture

    4. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Police say woman killed by suicidal man in Reisterstown crash

    A 20-year-old Westminster man intent on committing "suicide by cop" crashed his parents' sport utility vehicle Tuesday night, killing an elderly Reisterstown woman, Baltimore County police said.
    A 20-year-old Westminster man intent on committing "suicide by cop" crashed his parents' sport utility vehicle Tuesday night, killing an elderly Reisterstown woman, Baltimore County police said. Police said Nicholas Mottley led officers on a chase...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Reisterstown Road, Suicide, Motorvehicle Accidents, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore

    5. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Baltimore-born terrorism expert explores 'The Myth of Martyrdom'

    Adam Lankford thinks there's an oft-repeated misconception about suicide attackers that isn't merely wrong. It's potentially deadly.
    Adam Lankford thinks there's an oft-repeated misconception about suicide attackers that isn't merely wrong. It's potentially deadly. Lankford is the Baltimore-born terrorism expert who has just published a book titled "The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Folklore and Mythology, Washington, DC, Psychology, University of Alabama

    6. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  6. In Theory: Do the media glamorize suicide?

    French sociologist Emile Durkheim wrote, "No fact is more readily transmissible by contagion than suicide." According to writer Giles Fraser, the media play a part in this transmission.
    French sociologist Emile Durkheim wrote, "No fact is more readily transmissible by contagion than suicide." According to writer Giles Fraser, the media play a part in this transmission. In an article in the British newspaper The Guardian, Fraser argues...

    Tags: Bank Robbery, Alcohol Addiction, Human Interest, Media Industry, Politics

    7. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Psychiatrists, mental health advocates uneasy with gun policy prescriptions

    Sitting around a broad table in a nondescript office in Reisterstown last week, more than a dozen mental health advocates, medical professionals and law enforcement officials stared tensely at one another.
    Sitting around a broad table in a nondescript office in Reisterstown last week, more than a dozen mental health advocates, medical professionals and law enforcement officials stared tensely at one another. Nearly a month after the state-created task...

    Tags: Dan Martin, Politics, Arts and Culture, Justice System, Sandy Hook Elementary School

    8. Dec 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Nearly 2.4 million Californians have considered suicide, report says

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    Single adults in California are more likely to consider suicide than married adults, according to a new report released this week by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research....
    9. Jan 2, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Man shot to death in Norwalk

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    Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was shot and killed in Norwalk on Wednesday morning, authorities said. Officials arrived about 4 a.m. in the 14000 block of...
    10. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Review: 'Tenth of December' by George Saunders

    If I told you that George Saunders' new collection of stories is full of talking snack cakes, you would probably be like, "Oh, good, no one captures the morally ambiguous inflection of the talking snack cake like George Saunders." In "Pastoralia" (2000) and "In Persuasion Nation" (2006), Saunders reconceived the short story as a souped-up electric sheep, channeling the advertising slogans and self-help jargon that define our sensory-overloaded mediascape: reality as the most unreal reality show of all. The thesis was anything but new, but it's rarely been as hilariously driven home. "Jon," from "In Persuasion Nation," shows Saunders in full-on Baudrillardian-bobble mode:
    If I told you that George Saunders' new collection of stories is full of talking snack cakes, you would probably be like, "Oh, good, no one captures the morally ambiguous inflection of the talking snack cake like George Saunders." In "Pastoralia" (2000)...

    Tags: NASA, Television Industry, Suicide, Chicago Tribune, George Saunders

    11. Dec 27, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Mentally ill and in jail: Why incarceration may not always reduce crime

    Charlevoix County Sheriff Don Schneider believes there is a mental health crisis in Michigan's county jails.
    Charlevoix County Sheriff Don Schneider believes there is a mental health crisis in Michigan's county jails. "We're warehousing people with mental health issues" right here in Northern Michigan, he asserted. Schneider is not alone in that belief....

    Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Politics, Human Rights, Arts and Culture, Justice System

    12. Oct 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Cops: Suicidal teen in need of asthma medicine missing

    A teen who is described as depressed, suicidal and in need of his medication for asthma was reported missing, Chicago police said.
    A teen who is described as depressed, suicidal and in need of his medication for asthma was reported missing, Chicago police said. Jeremy Figueroa who turned 19 on Oct. 25, last made contact with his family on Oct. 26 and was last seen near the 3700...

    Tags: Chicago Skyline, Asthma, Suicide

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