At one point, Connecticut’s three state mental health asylums held around 2,000 clients each. Many more people were held in other facilities that functioned under the hand of the Connecticut ...

In a Wall Street Journal article published last month, "It's Time to Bring Back Asylums," author David Oshinsky wrote: "Unsurprisingly, the nation's three largest mental health facilities are the ...

A government bill envisaging more residential treatment for psychiatric patients which the opposition says will bring back ...

Local parents of an adult child with schizophrenia ponder the possible return of 'asylums' as sanctuary for the mentally ill — rather than jail.

Forced vomiting and diarrhoea, bleeding, blistering with hot irons, spinning and cold water immersion were all recommended - in addition to simply being chained to a wall for weeks on end.

Promoters of forced treatment often push a well-known tale: Since the 1950s, many state hospital asylums have closed, and strict, rights-protecting mental health laws emerged. Today, the story ...

Delve into the chilling history of historic mental asylums, where dark nightmares ... witness the evolution of mental health care. Trump Administration Deports Alleged Gang Members Despite Judge ...

Mental health coverage wasn’t prioritized in the ... to receive care outside of asylums. They would, Kennedy envisioned, “need no longer be alien to our affections or beyond the help of ...

These articles did not mention anything about South American mental health facilities being emptied under President Joe Biden, nor feature any quote from a doctor at any such facility. We then ...

In a Wall Street Journal article published last month, "It's Time to Bring Back Asylums," author David Oshinsky wrote: "Unsurprisingly, the nation's three largest mental health facilities are the Los ...