Nursing homes misuse antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients, disguise practice as schizophrenia treatment, watchdog finds.

False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.

The United Nurses Association of Punjab (UNAP) has strongly condemned the police action taken against various employee unions during a protest held yesterday. In a statement issued here, the ...

Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for deat ...

What families need to know about a renewed debate over rules for nursing homes that sedate dementia patients.

STAFF working at a mental health hospital embroiled in an abuse scandal have once again been caught assaulting patients. Two ...

Shawna Jeanguenat was 5 months pregnant with her second child when she was detained in the LaSalle County Jail in Illinois on drug-related charges in 2019. She was later transferred on a separate ...

Bridgewater is the nation’s only forensic psychiatric facility run by a corrections department, rather than a state mental ...

Low staffing doesn’t just impact workers. For travelers, room cleanings become irregular and pools are closed, even as hotels report record profits and executives pull in huge pay packages. Worse care ...

Trump named Sen. Markwayne Mullin to head the Department of Homeland Security after firing Kristi Noem amid his contentious immigration crackdown.

A Thousand Oaks man fell into a coma and ultimately died after an incident with a stun gun, restraints and other factors, county reports say.

Through interviews and a new report, a clearer picture of what is happening with prenatal care in immigration facilities is emerging as allegations are piling up.