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First Australia offers dire headlines about a looming mental health crisis. Now Ireland seems to project some of the same kinds of concerns. Meanwhile, five Scots die of every day from alcoholism, a new study shows. Isn't that unbelievable?
•Consultants to blame for Irish mental health crisis [Irish Examiner]
•Drink deaths jump 350 percent in 20 years [The Scotsman online]
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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.