New safety standards aimed at limiting suicide risks have led to overhauls inside hospitals around the country, with psychiatric facilities and wards removing bathroom doors, stripping artwork from ...

A 14-year-old girl died after she was left alone to self-harm at a mental health hospital in England where she was allegedly supposed to be under round-the-clock care, according to reports. The ...

Stigma and shame still surround psychiatric hospitalization — and for those of us with bipolar disorder, discharge can mean facing the world alone and unsupported. I have found that there is plenty of ...

The shortages mean that patients who enter an emergency room with an acute psychiatric crisis may wait days or weeks for a bed, inmates who qualify for psychiatric care may wait in jail for several ...

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