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Here's a very sad story of a guy with bipolar disorder who became somewhat, shall we say, interested in Lauren Bush, the president's niece (pictured).
Thirty-two-year-old Lucas Schloming has been incarcerated for nine months—and hasn't had any medication protocol the whole time. His father, Skip, is frustrated. He says, "What illness in the United States is left untreated for nine months when the treatment is known?"
A crime, penalty and illness [NorthJersey.com]
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.