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• Rock Doc: DNA may hold key to mental illness

  January 28, 2013 in Features, Health on Page C1 For generations it’s been clear that a couple of major mental illnesses seem to occur much more frequently in some families than in others. But it hasn’t always been so … 3

• Ex-Shock player moved from jail to mental hospital

  August 15, 2012 in City, News A former pro football player arrested for arson in June has been moved from jail to Eastern State Hospital to undergo mental health treatment. 3

• Duncan alters course on sentence appeal

  May 19, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Notorious murderer Joseph Duncan has changed his mind about waiving his right to appeal, saying he owes it to his mother to try getting off death row for … 14

• Idaho man pleads guilty to murdering neighbor with hammer

  March 10, 2012 in City on Page A7 A North Idaho man who bludgeoned four people with a hammer in a brutal murder in Bayview last year has pleaded guilty. Larry Ward Cragun, 32, faces a mandatory life …

• State’s foster care system discharges ill-equipped young adults

  July 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 On his 18th birthday, a boy with a history of behavioral health problems was turned out of the Spokane group home where he had spent the previous two and a … 21

• Prosecutor: Police justified in fatal shooting

  July 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 Police were justified when they shot and killed a 29-year-old man who was running with a shotgun outside a busy Spokane restaurant last fall, the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office has … 4

• Fatal police shooting outside Shari’s ruled justified

  July 13, 2011 in City The Spokane County Prosecutors Office has ruled that police were justified when they shot and killed a 29-year-old man who was running with a shotgun outside a busy Spokane restaurant … 16

• Bettering care for mentally ill

  January 16, 2011 in Opinion on Page B9 Gazing at the oddly familiar face of Jared Loughner, eyes wild as any other zealot’s, smile as loopy as that of a neighbor obsessed by a pyramid scheme, I began … 2

• Officials identify body found in river

  November 30, 2010 in City on Page A6 A man found dead in the Spokane River on Sunday had a long history of mental illness and likely committed suicide, family said on Monday. Peter L. Jose, 34, had … 1

• Dr. Hideg: Causes of mental illness still difficult to pinpoint

  October 12, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Ever had a day when you felt so sad or angry that you wanted to do nothing? What about a month or longer? You may have had depression. There are … 3

• Lawsuit filed over jump from bridge

  July 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 Attorneys have filed a $4.7 million federal civil suit against the Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff’s Department for their failed attempt to keep a mentally ill man from … 12

• More than a store

  May 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The two-bedroom apartment William Plew recently landed in Post Falls is right across from his son’s school. With assistance from St. Vincent de Paul of North Idaho, the 55-year-old formerly … 3

• Mental health lesson

  March 28, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Bonner County Sheriff Deputy Chris Bonner grew up around law enforcement. During the course of his career and the careers of now-retired family members, Bonner says he has seen progress … 1

• Spokane groups look to help sufferers of mental disorders

  January 26, 2010 in Features on Page C1 By this time next year, Tom will finally have his Ph.D. completed. A 40-year old Spokane academic, Tom is smart, healthy and successful. But three years ago, he was diagnosed …

• Errors preceded fair escape

    December 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Eastern State Hospital failed to train its staff adequately, ignored staff concerns about patients going on outings in the community and didn’t anticipate the possibility of an escape, a state …

• Advocate for mentally ill discusses reaction to the Paul escape

  October 19, 2009 in City on Page A5 A month ago, an Eastern State Hospital patient made headlines across the nation when he walked away from a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair. Some questioned whether … 5

• ‘Guilty but mentally ill’ might be costly

  October 3, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Changing Washington law to allow criminal defendants to be found guilty but mentally ill probably wouldn’t have much effect on the state mental hospital system, a state official …

• Murder suspect has history of mental illness, disabilities

  September 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 Doctors could tell the 19-year-old man now charged with killing his pregnant girlfriend had problems from an early age. His brain didn’t function properly. He suffered from mental illness and …

• HIV-positive assault suspect may plead insanity

  July 15, 2009 in City A man accused of having sex with two men without telling them he has the virus that causes HIV is considering pleading insanity. 2

• They claim the color of shame

  May 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 Alex Stewart, 14, will be doing Bloomsday today with his face painted green. He’ll hand out green “Empower” wrist bands and spread this message: Kids with mental health issues never …

• Disorder Tied To Former Teacher’s Affair With Boy Letourneau’s Lawyer, Doctors Say Mental Condition Caused Behavior

  February 18, 1998 in City on Page B3 Her cry of sickness didn’t earn Mary Kay Letourneau the sympathy her lawyer hoped for. Not in court and - despite a core of loyal supporters - not from a …

• A Change In Jackie She Was A Bright And Normal Child, But When Jackie Tomson Hit Her Midteens, She Changed Drastically. Nobody Could Explain Why.

  October 1, 1995 in Features on Page E1 Chuck and Martha Tomson never gave up on their daughter Jackie when she started having trouble as a teen. Below, inset: Jackie in 1975. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review 2