A Seattle Times investigation found medical staff in dozens of states have used spit hoods alongside restraints and sedatives on mental health patients,a practice linked to distress, suffocation and ...

Patients are suffering the “torture” of waiting up to three days in A&E in “utterly degrading” conditions for a bed in mental health wards, nurses have claimed. The number of mental health patients ...

A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals. Tyeesha Ferguson fears her 28-year-old ...

When someone is having a mental health crisis — whether they’re thinking about suicide, acting erratically or experiencing hallucinations — they frequently end up in a hospital emergency department, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Getting a complaint to stick in Michigan’s mental health system isn’t easy, an MLive investigation revealed. In 2023, 73% of complaints were found to be unsubstantiated and never investigated any ...

The Warneford Hospital is holding a year-long programme of events to mark its bicentenary.

An examination room sits empty behind a curtained window, through which staff can monitor patients who may be having a mental health emergency on Dec. 9, 2019. CATHY WURZER: We're going to turn now to ...

About 40% of patients in Texas state hospitals have been admitted for more than a year, according to state data shared ...