Current News Items of Interest About Psychiatric Illness

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  • Mentally ill man loses appeal of multiple life terms for attacks on women
    A mentally ill man who is serving multiple life terms for four attacks on women in Inglewood and Rancho Palos Verdes lost his appeal on Tuesday. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » BLOG: Track South Bay court cases » South Bay crime stats
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:09:45 -0700

  • Ill. man guilty but mentally ill in father's death
    BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- A central Illinois judge has found a 21-year-old man guilty, but mentally ill in the death of his father. McLean County Circuit Judge Robert Freitag returned the verdict against Liam McCauley on Tuesday in a Bloomington courtroom.
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:13:26 -0700

  • Hospital gets court permission to force mentally ill killer to take medication
    A mentally ill man committed to the Hawaii State Hospital after he killed his mother and aunt six years ago has been refusing...
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:20:34 -0700

  • Ill. man guilty but mentally ill in father's death
    Associated Press - July 27, 2010 6:54 PM ET BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois judge has found a 21-year-old man guilty, but mentally ill in the death of his father.
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:01:28 -0700

  • Son guilty but mentally ill in murder of professor
    A McLean County judge has found 21-year-old Liam McCauley guilty, but mentally ill, in the 2009 murder of his father, Joseph McCauley, a professor at Heartland Community College in Normal.
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:42:50 -0700

  • Mentally Ill Killer Faces Forced Medication
    Micah White was acquitted of double murder because of mental illness, and state now wants the power to forcibly medicate him.
    Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:49:23 -0700

  • Report: Mentally ill deported without legal aid
    Thousands of mentally disabled immigrants are entangled in deportation proceedings each year with little or no legal help, leaving them distraught, defenseless and detained as their fates are decided. Immigration - Deportation - Law - Mental disorder - Legal aid
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:24:24 -0700

  • Man hit mentally ill wife with hammer
    A WATERFORD man tried to kill his mentally ill wife by hitting her with a hammer because she would not stop talking the Central Criminal Court heard yesterday.
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:00:52 -0700

  • Mentally ill will include 'most of us'
    Temper tantrums among youngsters may be classified as mental illness, health experts are warning.
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:56:23 -0700

  • Mentally ill detainees struggle
    NEW YORK -- Thousands of mentally disabled immigrants are entangled in deportation proceedings each year with little or no legal help, leaving them distraught, defenseless and detained as their fates are decided. Their plight is detailed in a repo ...
    Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:29:24 -0700