A computer simulation, developed by the American Psychiatric Association and described in a new report, assesses multiple factors in calculating the number of psychiatric beds needed in a community.
Clinicians state that involving the police in this situation stigmatizes the patient, and police involvement is often related to pragmatic, rather than medical, factors.
Providing peer or community health worker support to help psychiatric patients complete advance directives is associated with a 42% reduction in compulsory hospital admissions, new research shows.
Taking combined hormonal contraceptives may protect against suicide attempt, dispelling fears from previous studies that taking the pill may increase the risk for suicidality.