To understand the rise and fall of county mental health systems, it is necessary to understand the history of the asylum and ...

State media say 46-year-old arrested in Moscow for allegedly assaulting police officer diagnosed with mental disorder.

Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old man, who is being treated for mental illness, approached the Gujarat high court requesting it to free him from the clutches of his family members and doctors, who, according ...

Medfield State Hospital, built in the 1880s and closed more than 20 years ago, is a little creepy but also pleasantly calm as one walks around the abandoned campus.

Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.

Who is an ‘asylum-seeker’? An asylum-seeker is someone who is seeking international protection. Their request for refugee status, or complementary protection status, has yet to be processed, or they ...