Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more ...

Mental health needs continue to increase within our communities and patient populations. The National Institutes of Health ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients.

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 ...

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 ...

A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as ...

I estimate that there are 10,000 people who rotate in and out of locked psychiatric facilities or units each year in Alaska for a forced evaluation or treatment. State agencies, and that includes the ...