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Homeless man who fatally shoved Michelle Go in NYC subway explodes in court as DA claims he's now mentally fit for trial
Martial Simon has since passed a mental health evaluation and can now face murder charges in the January 2022 slaying that shook the city, prosecutors said in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Parents of Sydney mall killer say he was off his schizophrenia medication: 'He let himself down'
Sydney shopping mall killer Joel Cauchi's father said his son was a “beautiful” boy, who “let himself down” when he went off his medication.
Breakthrough blood test predicts schizophrenia risk, best treatments
“Schizophrenia is hard to diagnose, especially early on, and matching people to the right treatment from the beginning is very important,” Dr. Alexander Niculescu said.
Russian wife shared bed with husband's mummified corpse for 4 years, performed occult rituals
The mom reportedly threatened to send her kids to an orphanage if they told anyone about their dad.
Long-suspected link between cats and schizophrenia could be real: new study
"We found that individuals exposed to cats had approximately twice the odds of developing schizophrenia," researchers recently revealed.
Weed makes you crazy and gives you heart disease. Why's it legal?
A new study shows weed raises the risk of cardiovascular disease, and an older one shows it raises the risk of schizophrenia.
Suspect in fatal shooting of LA deputy was paranoid schizophrenic whose family tried to get him help: mom
Kevin Cataneo Salazar, a 29-year-old man accused of shooting dead a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy as he idled at a traffic light is a suicidal, paranoid schizophrenic who had...
Schizophrenic man who gouged eyeballs in jail wins $2.55M in settlements
Ryan Partridge was suffering from delusions in a Colorado jail when he gruesomely harmed himself.
We know marijuana is linked to mental illness — so what are we doing?
Two years after the state legalized recreational marijuana use, setting foot on a New York City street any time of day or night means being assaulted by the depressingly familiar...
Schizophrenic Yale Law grad's story was going to be a movie starring Brad Pitt — until he murdered his pregnant fiancée
A glowing New York Times profile made Michael Laudor the face of his illness. Brad Pitt was going to play him. But in 1998, he killed Caroline Costello. A new...
Heavy pot use linked to schizophrenia in young men: study
Young men who are heavy weed smokers could have a higher risk for developing schizophrenia, according to new research.
Dodgers re-sign ex-player for $0 – so he can keep his health insurance
The Dodgers are doing what they can to help former player Andrew Toles as he battles mental illness.
Jim Gordon, Eric Clapton drummer and convicted murderer, dead at 77
His publicist, Bob Merlis, confirmed to The Post that Gordon died Monday at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville.
MSU shooter Anthony McRae was busted with loaded gun in 2019, deserved jail: uncle
“When they had him in possession of a weapon, they should have given him jail time. Maybe they could have evaluated him then," Timothy McRae told The Post.
Fingerprint images may have predictor for schizophrenia: study
The right thumb proved to be the strongest predictor, with a 68% accuracy rate.
Genes link bipolar, schizophrenia, once thought unrelated
When Chastity Murry had her first psychotic break, she went into her bathroom and downed a whole bottle of pills, hoping to die. Her teenage daughter had to perform CPR...
Oklahoma killer executed despite lawyers' pleas of mental incapacitation
Benjamin Cole was pronounced dead at 10:22 a.m. CT at Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
How progressive groups like the ACLU make New York City more dangerous
Progressive groups are expert at persuading courts to release mentally ill people in the name of freedom.
NY woman reveals life with sister's schizophrenia, writes 'love letter' to her
Kyleigh Leddy separates the sibling she adored from the cruel illness that took her too soon.
Heed the pleas of the subway-shover's sister: Stop letting the severely mentally ill roam loose and untreated
Time and again, New York City’s mental-health system releases to the streets people who are a danger to at least themselves, and tragically often to innocents like Michelle Go.