BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, a small group of patients acts out scenes of a village dispute to the beat of a djembe, a traditional West African ...

In the courtyard of the psychiatric ward in one of Bamako’s main hospitals, a small group of patients dance to the beat of a a djembe, a traditional West African drum. The group then act out ...

The Yukon’s first purpose-built mental health unit is expected to start taking patients soon at the Whitehorse General ...

What Is a Psych Ward? A psych ward, also called a psychiatric ward or unit, is where you go to get short-term or in-patient treatment for serious mental health issues. You’ll receive around-the ...

In late 2022, Erin, a 43-year-old from Pennsylvania, agreed to spend six weeks in a psychiatric ward, getting intensive treatment for an illness she knew she didn’t have. That decision was a ...

For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. The psychiatric ward is a place no one wants to be. But it's a place you might need to be at some point if you live ...

Young women tell their stories from years spent on an adolescent psychiatric ward - a place supposed to make them better, but which they say failed them and left them traumatised. Show more Young ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, a small group of patients acts out scenes of a village dispute to the beat of a djembe, a traditional West African ...