Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022 ...

The public inquiry into the deaths of at least 2,000 people under the care of mental health services heard "grave concerns" about the use of a digital patient monitoring system. The technology, called ...

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Jeff Castor faced nearly $54,000 in denied claims for mental health treatment sought for a family member, despite prior ...

A program designed to educate veterans on the various treatments for mental health conditions actually hindered access to medical care and contributed to the underuse of six therapists at a Georgia ...

Grand Junction retiree Linda Stout didn’t just listen when friends shared sad stories about their adult children’s struggles with mental illness. She spent the next two years making a documentary film ...

A state investigation recently found a list of violations at Laurel Ridge Treatment Center, which it said put patients in ...

Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

Pretty much everyone who knew Robert Card was surprised when doctors let him walk out of a New York psychiatric hospital last August. The 40-year-old from Bowdoin, Maine, had been acting strangely for ...

Some patients with serious psychiatric conditions are still sleeping on sofas at a Belfast mental health facility months after serious building problems were discovered there. The Acute Mental Health ...