… Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation in Pasadena, Calif. His team tracked the electronic health records of almost 600,000 children born in Southern California between 1991 and 2009. Of the 6,255 who were diagnosed with autism, 37 …
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Can you really die of a broken heart?
… in women – by people with a history of neurologic problems, such as seizures, and by people with a history of mental health problems. Though a stress-based theory is probably correct, the precise cause of the syndrome remains unknown, according to …
How Carrie Fisher helped fight mental illness stigma
The world lost more than a smart, funny, beloved actress and writer when Carrie Fisher died Tuesday; it also lost a powerful advocate for mental health. Fisher’s death after suffering a cardiac emergency Friday drew an outpouring of comments lauding her courageous openness about her personal struggle with bipolar disorder and addiction to drugs and alcohol.