Hospital psychiatric wards now feel more like prisons, some say Health. Nov 19, 2019 9:50 AM EDT HARTFORD, Conn. — New safety standards aimed at limiting suicide risks have led to overhauls ...

How to Prepare for a Psych Ward or Psychiatric Hospital Stay. Once you’re in the emergency room, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to go home before transferring to a psychiatric ward or hospital.

4 Secrets Nobody Tells You About Being Admitted To A Psych Ward The 1st rule of Mental Hospital Club is nobody feels ... as long as you didn’t mind the accessory being a hospital bracelet.

On Wednesday, concerned community members gathered in upper Manhattan to rally against a proposal by New York-Presbyterian to close 30 inpatient psychiatric beds at Allen Hospital in Inwood. Their … ...

Mental health institutions, such as psych hospital wards, require new and innovative approaches in service delivery models, since current perceptions remain negative and stigmatizing.

Psychiatric hospitals have a certain smell. Old urine hits the nostrils first and then the sting of bleach. As I unlock the metal doors, the smell lets me know where and what I am: a pre-doctoral ...

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia had to remove bathroom doors in two-person rooms in its psychiatric ward, according to Dr. Kenneth Certa, a professor of psychiatry at the ...