February 3, 2012 H. Steven Moffic, MD
As some Americans recognize February as "National African American History Month," too few of them, even in the field of behavioral health, pause to recognize the continued patterns of prejudice in diagnosis and treatment that make African American males far more likely to be diagnosed with serious mental illness or incarcerated for drug-possession offenses. It's time we took a look at that problem.
February 3, 2012 Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
Don Cornelius, the creator Soul Train, passed away this week at the age of 75. Does his apparent suicide shed light on the prevalent mental health challenges facing the African American community?
February 2, 2012 Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
For years, mental health providers have worried about the incidence of "metabolic syndrome" among consumers taking atypical antipsychotic meds for serious mental illness. Now, a study has identified the link.
February 2, 2012 Ron Manderscheid, PhD
Assigned the task of leading a Subcommittee to make recommendations about which topics should become Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators causes one to pause and reflect.
