Connecticut to pay $9 million over psychiatric hospital abuse lawsuit
A CT judge has approved a $9 million settlement between the state and the brother of a man who was abused numerous times at a state psychiatric hospital.
Psychiatric facility Kairos Centre faces trying times after five deaths
A probe undertaken by the Gauteng Department of Health has suggested that the centre’s operating licence should be revoked.
Psychiatry manual tops bestseller list
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has never been seen in publishing circles as a page-turner. Offering neither story arc nor compelli ...
Connecticut to pay $9 million to settle suit over the abuse, psychological ‘torture’ of patient at state psychiatric hospital
Connecticut has settled a $9 million lawsuit in the case of William Shehadi, a mentally ill man whose physical and psychological abuse, while he was a patient at the state’s maximum-security ...
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Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2020 APA 2020 COVID-19: Virtual 'Highlights' Event Replaces APA Annual Meeting In place of the canceled American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting amid the ...
Driver in 2017 Times Square rampage found not responsible due to mental illness
Jury finds Richard Rojas was not responsible for his actions, which killed one and severely injured several others, due to mental illness.
COVID Might Raise Odds for Psychiatric Disorders Later: Study
if you're seeing some changes in how you're going through life from a psychiatric standpoint, it's totally appropriate for you to seek some help," Chan said in a university news release.
Navy vet who crashed car into Times Square pedestrians in 2017 ‘not responsible’ due to mental illness, jury finds
A Navy veteran who drove his car into Times Square pedestrians in 2017 was “not responsible” due to mental illness for the attack that killed an 18-year-old tourist and injured 22 others, a jury found ...
Jury finds man who drove through crowd in Times Square in 2017 not responsible
A man who drove through a crowd of people in Times Square in 2017 was cleared of responsibility by a jury for the deadly act.
Psychiatric evaluations of school shooter to remain sealed
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Forensic psychiatric evaluations of Caleb Sharpe, who pleaded guilty to killing a classmate and injuring others in a shooting at Freeman High School in 2017, won’t be ...
Covid infection may up risk of psychiatric disorders: Study
New York: People infected with Covid-19 had a roughly 25 per cent increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder in the four months following their infection, compared with those who had ...
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Small Fix May Dramatically Reduce Psych Emergency Wait Times ... and psychiatric comorbidities, rates of overdose, both intentional and unintentional, are high. Medscape Medical News, December ...
