In March or 2007, after subsisting for five years with untreated schizophrenia, which manifested as severe psychosis, delusions, homelessness, and incarceration, I was taken to a psychiatric hospital ...

The process of helping a loved one with treatment for serious mental illnesses is often daunting. That can be especially true for those who do not believe they are ill and refuse treatment, which is a ...

Legislation recently signed into law in New Jersey addresses a key gap in the state’s involuntary commitment law, as well as a lack of uniformity among hospitals when dealing with patients suspected ...

A new report by Disability Rights North Carolina found that a legal tool used to hold patients against their will for psychiatric treatment is frequently misused — violating patients’ rights and ...