Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. In 2021 and 2022 ...

AI is growing as a tool for mental health treatments. Read about how one practice in Potomac is using "Dr. Holo." ...

Months after Kaiser Permanente reached a sweeping agreement with state regulators to improve its mental health services, the healthcare giant is facing union allegations that patients could be ...

Accessing mental health care can be a harrowing ordeal. Even if a patient finds a therapist in their network, their insurance company can overrule that therapist and decide the prescribed treatment ...

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Getting a complaint to stick in Michigan’s mental health system isn’t easy, an MLive investigation revealed. In 2023, 73% of complaints were found to be unsubstantiated and never investigated any ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, it’s becoming more widespread in mental healthcare. Consider a 2023 survey of some “psychiatrists affiliated with the American Psychiatric Association,” which ...

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A program designed to educate veterans on the various treatments for mental health conditions actually hindered access to medical care and contributed to the underuse of six therapists at a Georgia ...

America's mental health care system is facing cuts with the recent passage of the Trump Administration's spending bill. A new podcast from the Seattle Times and KUOW Public Radio explores the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. There’s a long list of public figures who have mental health ...