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Mental Health Information

HereSince1628

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2. Swanson's work has been repeatedly confirmed over the last 20 years

Reply to libodem (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:19 PM

Nov 2014

Nonetheless, Americans greatly fear the mentally ill.

Stereotypes of dangerousness and incompetence surround mental illness. It's a terrible injustice whose rhetoric is nonetheless used by other groups seeking 'equality' with the mentally well majority.

It's a damned shame.

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New Yorker: Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Gun Violence? [View all] HereSince1628 Nov 2014 OP

Thank you libodem Nov 2014 #1

Swanson's work has been repeatedly confirmed over the last 20 years HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #2

It is a shame libodem Nov 2014 #3

Perhaps all gun owners ... GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #4

Perhaps, but I couldn't say. For me what is suggested is that fear of mentally disordered HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #5