Emergency mental health admissions to hospitals rise for first time in five years but level of planned admissions continues to fall, NHS data shows Picture credit: didbygraham (Flickr) Emergency ...

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-clock ...

The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Yaba, Lagos State, says it has witnessed a 100 percent increase in admissions for psychiatric patients in 2023. Olugbenga Owoeye, the hospital’s Chief Medical ...

A judge has issued the first $161,000 fine to the state for flouting a long-standing federal court order that it admit criminal defendants to the state psychiatric hospital within seven days of a ...

The number of state psychiatric hospital beds has hit a historic low with about 11 beds per 100,000 population, a new report showed. More than half of those beds (52%) were occupied by forensic ...