Nick Reiner is being held in America’s largest mental health jail, which is notorious for its rat-infested and urine-soaked “inhumane” conditions — a far cry from the Brentwood mansion he lived in ...

A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in ...

For decades, the health care system has operated under the cruel irony that the people dedicated to healing others were being punished for seeking healing themselves. Doctors, nurses, and health care ...

There’s a stream that cuts across the grounds of Central Louisiana State Hospital, traversing its rolling hills dotted with age-old oak trees. To the right of its entrance, bleachers and a fence, ...

The curved blue wave pattern on the floors of the San Antonio State Hospital is meant to symbolize the River Walk, which runs a few miles to the north. A decorative quatrefoil shape on the exterior of ...

At a recent rally, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy stood on an Ohio gubernatorial platform that includes reopening mental institutions. Ramaswamy has said as much before, arguing as he campaigned for ...

Mental hospitals in the Wild West were often places of isolation and secrecy. For Native Americans, confinement could mean ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Just 27 percent of undergraduates describe their mental health as above average or excellent ...

Are institutions really that bad? If the history of people with disabilities is any indication, the answer is no. As someone who's been studying the history of mental hospitals for well over two ...

The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic ...