Legal agreements that directly shape access to care remain invisible to the very people whose lives they govern.

Following established clinical guidelines, treatment typically begins with a series of six infusions over two to three weeks.

Kim Kovol, commissioner of the state Department of Family and Community Services, wrote a Nov. 18 opinion piece praising the staff at the state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute. I also commend the API ...

Sen. Matt Claman introduced Senate Bill 231 last legislative session. If passed, some adolescents in locked psychiatric facilities would have better access to family. The mistake with the bill: It ...

Only a very small number of people never return to psychiatric services after being admitted once. That is the conclusion of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul's office intervened to have a patient taken into police custody from a clinical setting in a state-run psychiatric hospital after a powerful union leader called her with concerns ...

Successful businesses respond to customer complaints. It is not the same with locked psychiatric facilities in Alaska. I estimate that over 600 psychiatric patient complaints annually go to what I ...

In-patient mental health and drug abuse facilities across the country are holding patients involuntarily, now aided by a new Biden administration rule requiring insurers to cover the treatment equally ...

From walk-in crisis support to inpatient treatment, a compassionate team provides behavioral health services at every level ...

May is a time to elevate mental health awareness. In the USA, May is designated as Mental Health Awareness Month; Europe ...

Patients with AD, HS, and PsO have increased use of mental health care, including psychiatric evaluation, psychotherapy, and psychiatric treatment.