Psychiatric Treatment /tags/psychiatric-treatment Psychiatric Treatment en-US Copyright Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:31:44 GMT NC's 'institutional bias' favors mental health care in facilities, not communities /health/2024-04-02/prtf-nc-mental-health-mood-disorder-psychiatric-wunc-investigation-story-3 Advocates say North Carolina's mental health care system would improve by providing more care in community and home-based settings. But an "institutional bias" in the state means that likely won't happen for years, or even decades. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:31:44 GMT /health/2024-04-02/prtf-nc-mental-health-mood-disorder-psychiatric-wunc-investigation-story-3 Jason deBruyn What it's like to be in a youth mental health treatment facility: one woman shares her experience /health/2024-04-01/youth-psychiatric-residential-treatment-facilities-mental-health-teen A firsthand account of life inside psychiatric residential treatment facilities reveals how these care centers can do more harm than good. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:29:14 GMT /health/2024-04-01/youth-psychiatric-residential-treatment-facilities-mental-health-teen Jason deBruyn How facilities meant to help kids with mood disorders are falling short in North Carolina /health/2024-03-31/prtf-psychiatric-residential-treatment-facility-health-needs-children-usc-annenberg-investigation-mood-disorder A ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ investigation into the state's two-dozen psychiatric residential treatment facilities finds dozens of examples of neglect or abuse of children with severe mental and behavioral health needs. Sun, 31 Mar 2024 18:55:20 GMT /health/2024-03-31/prtf-psychiatric-residential-treatment-facility-health-needs-children-usc-annenberg-investigation-mood-disorder Jason deBruyn Study: NC Psychiatric Hospital Would Need To At Least Double The Beds To Decrease Waiting List /health/2015-12-16/study-nc-psychiatric-hospital-would-need-to-at-least-double-the-beds-to-decrease-waiting-list North Carolina would need to increase the number of beds at its psychiatric hospital in Butner by 165 percent to get the waiting list down to one… Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:48:10 GMT /health/2015-12-16/study-nc-psychiatric-hospital-would-need-to-at-least-double-the-beds-to-decrease-waiting-list Rebecca Martinez