A regional New South Wales public hospital will soon close its mental health inpatient facility, in favor of a home-based ...

Mental health hospitalization represents a crucial intervention for individuals facing severe psychological challenges. While seeking inpatient care often carries stigma, understanding the common ...

SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens ...

Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual misconduct. Overall, the average mental hospital in this country has lackluster, prison-like conditions that are not at all conducive to the ...

Polson, Montana — When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they'll be locked in a basement jail cell the size of a walk-in closet.

People with mental illnesses are far likelier to be victims than to commit crimes. But a small number of unprovoked, midday killings downtown show big gaps in care for severely mentally ill, violent ...

Alien-abduction belief isn’t a sign of madness—it’s a window into how the brain interprets fear, dreams, and unexplained ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina hospitals are continuing to open special units dedicated to people in mental health crisis, funded by the state. In 2023, the State Department of Health and ...

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I started this blog by writing about very popular recent films, like Twilight and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. However, my last post focused on the classic film A Clockwork Orange, and I was ...

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