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China, India Deal with Growing Burden of Untreated Mental Problems
Charissa Echavez | | May 19, 2016 11:48 AM EDT |
A recent study has revealed that a third of the growing global burden of mental illness are in two of the world's most populous countries - China and India, where millions of individuals are left untreated because of stigma and lack of resources.

Ex-Middleweight Champ Jermain Taylor Pleads Innocence Due to Mental Illness in Assault Charge
Cesar Tordesillas | | Jul 21, 2015 02:11 AM EDT |
Boxer Jermain Taylor pleaded innocence due to mental disease to a battery charge last Thursday, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The incident occurred May 13 at a rehabilitation center, the Oasis Renewal Center, where Taylor was undergoing treatment for substance abuse.

Ellen DeGeneres Gives Up Alcohol for Love
Kat De Guzman | | Jul 22, 2014 05:30 AM EDT |
Ellen DeGeneres gives up booze to show her support for wife, Portia De Rossi.
Woman Who Drove with Dying Man on Car Gets Prison Time
Katie Collom | | Jun 13, 2014 09:44 PM EDT |
A substance-abuse counselor who hit a pedestrian and drove for another 2 miles with the dying man on her windshield has been sentenced to 55 years to life in prison.
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