Content warning: Mentions of abuse, suicide, and self-harm; descriptions of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions. On Monday, Sept. 25, I presented myself to the emergency room for ...

“Are you a cutter?” the medical aide asked me, gearing to strap a blood pressure monitor around my upper arm to take my vitals at 11 o’clock one evening. I had entered the psychiatric unit, or as it ...

At parties, I used to explain to people who wanted to know what I do — I’m a psychiatrist — that caring for people with mental illness on a psych ward is like working in a place apart from the world.

Patient-initiated brief admission as a complement to outpatient psychiatric care is appreciated by nurses and patients, and can reduce levels of anxiety in people with emotional instability and ...

If isolated, patients with mental disorders may end up having higher levels of social impairment. This has led several hospitals in Spain to set up open-door departments that are more accessible. The ...

Intensive home treatment for those experiencing acute psychiatric crisis is a safe and effective substitute for conventional care, and led to a reduction in hospital admission days, according to a ...