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Two big stories today about murderers who pretended to have mental health problems—a practice that makes it difficult for veritably ill people to get appropriate consideration in the court system.
•Mafia boss Vincent Gigante dies [NY Times]
•Lionel Tate admits he was lying about his mental illness [Miami Herald]
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.