Researchers are examining how involuntary psychiatric admissions affect emergency clinicians, with findings expected to ...

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Researchers at Stanford and a Pennsylvania county are investigating new methods to minimize costly and harmful psychiatric holds. Every year in the U.S., more than 1 million people experiencing some ...

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed -- and misdiagnosed -- behavioral disorder in American children. Now a new study can provide the objective tool medical ...

Nearly 7,800 New Yorkers were taken to hospitals against their will for psychiatric assessments in 2024, according to a new report from the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health. These trips were ...

Involuntary care. It's a legal process that has existed for a long time, but has gotten more attention in British Columbia as the province has looked to expand treatment for those suffering from ...