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Connecticut or indiana in reducing gun suicides. so the important point here is, it's not linked to mental illness diagnosis. it's looking at the whole context of why people commit these shootings that have to do with passing crisis, substance, you know, all these other contextual variables. in a way, it's trying to take the sensitivity of this issue and come up with a common sense solution. and i really think that as you mentioned, 17 states and washington, d.c., have these, and it would be great to empower and fund more states to have these kind of laws. >> low bar. there are a lot of states...

But again, it was weird but not weird given the context of psychology. he took me to a shooting range. >> what did he say during this date? >> during this date? >> he told me that he just -- it was fun. just blow off some steam and there was nothing -- there was nothing spooky about it then. >> joining us now is jonathan metzel, professor of psychology and director for the center of medicine, health and society at vanderbilt university. thank you for joining us. >> think about all those high school kids in dayton who said we're told when you say something, say something. they said something. >...

Predictor for the possibility of a mass shooting. i want to bring in jonathan metzel, psychiatry professor at vanderbilt university, doctor, thank you so much for joining us. we heard the president talk a little bit about this after almost shooting that we've had in the past year. what is your reaction when you hear that from lawmakers and also just advocates on the issue? >> well, people in my professional of psychiatry want to help address this problem as much as possible but one thing you are hearing us do is push back on the simplistic notion that some kind of mental diagnosis would have p...

Only 387 violent crimes per 100 people. these data come from an article this week in the east bay express, detailing how that violence impacts far more people than those physically struck by the bullets. one young woman in the story lost on uncle and five close friends in the span of five years. her mother was shot in the leg the same week her uncle was killed. another friend was the victim of sexual assault. in oakland and nationwide, there is a growing awareness that the trauma of living with constant violence can lead to depression, anxiety, and even ptsd, posttraumatic stress disorder in o...

All have to be working together in sync, or else you are going nowhere, fast. joining me today to talk the pharmacology and the politics of women's sexual desire is dr. hilda hutchinson, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at columbia university and the author of "pleasure, a woman's guide to getting the sex you want, need and deserve." and jonathan metzel. still with me, although -- >> hey! >> joy reed and carmen wong ulrich. doctor, should we be excited about these new drug possibilities? >> well, yes, i think we should. you think about viagra, it was on the fast track. it got th...