President Donald Trump has threatened to block a new stadium deal unless Washington's NFL team reverts its name to a racial ...

An Alabama state judge has ordered a mental health evaluation to see if a man on death row with a history of mental illness ...

Hospital leaders are familiar with emergency department boarding, but a different capacity challenge is growing in EDs as more people arrive needing not medical care, but a safe place to stay.

The first day of Jeremy Best’s sentencing began Wednesday, after he pleaded guilty to the murders of his pregnant wife, her ...

Gregory Zecca is being monitored because he is so devastated by the loss that there are concerns he may attempt suicide.

Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used ...

Despite decades of concern, restrictive practices remain common. A compassion-based approach could help change that.

Days after Kelley Wolf shared a video of herself being detained, she said she was placed under an “involuntary” psychiatric hold in a facility that "looked more like a prison than a hospital.” ...

When inpatient mental health services, such as residential treatment for PTSD and trauma, is deemed medically necessary and authorized, AHCCCS covers a range of services including psychiatric ...

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A study in Nature Aging identifies specific microRNAs in the brain that likely contribute to bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, PTSD and Parkinson’s disease.

An updated California law allows involuntary psychiatric holds for people with severe substance use disorders. San Diego County officials expect an increase in mental health holds and are working ...