Riviera Beach, Fla.-based West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is facing scrutiny after one of its patients confessed to strangling his roommate, Stripes and Stars reported March 26.
Author: Mariah Taylor
A nurse, patient and two psychiatric assistants are facing criminal charges in the 2022 death of a patient, The Columbus Dispatch reported March 1.
About one-fifth of people who attempt suicide don't meet the criteria for a psychiatric disorder, a recent study found.
A former New Hampshire corrections officer was arrested and charged in the death of a psychiatric patient.
Piscataway, N.J.-based Rutgers University Health researchers found long-acting injectable medications of schizophrenia decrease rehospitalizations by 75%.
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A patient died after allegedly being assaulted by another patient at the state-operated Forensic Mental Health Program's North Campus in St. Peter, Minn., KEYC News Now reported Jan. 2.
New documents released by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board showed that work conditions and security measures at the Kaneohe-based Hawaii State Hospital have contributed to some safety concerns, Civil Beat reported Nov. 29.
The family of a 34-year-old mental health patient who was killed by police after being released from the hospital is suing Richmond, Va.-based Chippenham Hospital and the city of Richmond for $35 million, ABC affiliate WRIC reported Nov. 23.