In the 1960s, a hospital in London held a ward full of women who suffered from a range of mental disorders. The women in this “sleep room” were subjected to various medical procedures ...

New suicide prevention requirements took effect on July 1 on orders of The Joint Commission, an agency that works with the CMS and accredits the vast majority of the country's psychiatric ...

A decade ago, while working as a psychiatry resident in the emergency room of a New York City hospital, I encountered a patient whose medical record revealed that he’d had several hundred prior ...

A psychiatric intensive care unit in Leicester has undergone a £1.6m revamp - the first major refurbishment since it opened in 1998. Belvoir Ward, part of the Bradgate Mental Health Unit at ...

Shawn Cohen and Chris Perez Published Oct. 1, 2015, 2:24 a.m. ET Ward's Island's Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center entrance Robert Miller ...

Unlike most people who come to a regular emergency room, psychiatric patients are mobile, and often highly energized; they don’t necessarily receive close physical examinations on arrival.

Jon Stock's "The Sleep Room" is a shocking and horrifying study of women subjected to medical procedures without their consent.

HARTFORD, Conn. — New safety standards aimed at limiting suicide risks have led to overhauls inside hospitals around the country, with psychiatric facilities and wards removing bathroom doors ...