Psychiatric disorders lead to brain seizures: Study

Jan 10, 2021

Washington [US], January 10 : A study led by investigators of Vanderbilt University Medical Center have claimed that sudden and uncontrolled electrical disturbance in...

US actor Amanda Bynes placed on psychiatric hold for second time this year

Jun 20, 2023

Amanda Bynes has been placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold for the second time this year, as per TMZ.

China uses psychiatric hospitals to punish activists: Report

Aug 17, 2022

Beijing [China], August 18 : Chinese police and government agents send petitioners and activists to psychiatric wards for medically-unnecessary compulsory treatment, where some languish...

US: Person shot at in lobby of New Hampshire hospital dies

Nov 18, 2023

A person, who was shot at in the lobby of a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital on Friday, has died, authorities said, according to CNN.

Japan charges Yamagami for the murder of ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Jan 13, 2023

42-year-old Yamagami was indicted on murder charges as well as for violating gun laws after concluding a roughly six-month psychiatric evaluation.

Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment

Aug 06, 2023

Many Iranian women have chosen to start showing their hair since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after being detained by Iran’s...