#psychiatric — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #psychiatric, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/24/southport-killer-axel-rudakubana-manipulating-system-victims-families; https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/southport-killer-moved-from-prison-to-psychiatric-hospital. No, with all due respect to the #families of Rudakubana's #victims & their #feelings, which are perfectly understandable, if Rudakubana is suffering from some form of #cognitive #psychosis, then transfer to a secure #psychiatric #hospital is appropriate - irrespective of the ill-informed & prejudiced views of the national chair of the Prison Officers' Association.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/24/southport-killer-axel-rudakubana-manipulating-system-victims-families; https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/southport-killer-moved-from-prison-to-psychiatric-hospital. No, with all due respect to the #families of Rudakubana's #victims & their #feelings, which are perfectly understandable, if Rudakubana is suffering from some form of #cognitive #psychosis, then transfer to a secure #psychiatric #hospital is appropriate - irrespective of the ill-informed & prejudiced views of the national chair of the Prison Officers' Association.
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Shalini
Published in 2006 - Edited in 2026 “Come Mohandas, it is time for your interview with the doctor.” “Yes, coming.” Rishi, a young assistant, dressed in a freshly starched uniform walked ahead, as he led a tired old man, with balding head, thinly covered with greying hair, to the consulting rooms. At his soft knock, a deep voice from inside replied, “Come in.” “Sir, patient No. 33.” The square room was sparsely furnished. At the far end, there was a wooden table with two […] -
Shalini
Published in 2006 - Edited in 2026 “Come Mohandas, it is time for your interview with the doctor.” “Yes, coming.” Rishi, a young assistant, dressed in a freshly starched uniform walked ahead, as he led a tired old man, with balding head, thinly covered with greying hair, to the consulting rooms. At his soft knock, a deep voice from inside replied, “Come in.” “Sir, patient No. 33.” The square room was sparsely furnished. At the far end, there was a wooden table with two […] -
In surprise maneuver #LuigiMangione defense team formally withdraws from #Psychiatric #legal ploy that was claimed yesterday by state #judge overseeing murder case of #UnitedHealthcare #CEO in #NYC
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In surprise maneuver #LuigiMangione defense team formally withdraws from #Psychiatric #legal ploy that was claimed yesterday by state #judge overseeing murder case of #UnitedHealthcare #CEO in #NYC
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We are headed to San Francisco.
Early morning #LAX
American #Psychiatric Conference
San Francisco, May 16-19, 2026
Booth 1965#practicemanagement #practicegrowthAmerican Psychiatric Association
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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People who are #blind from birth never develop #schizophrenia – what this tells us about the #psychiatric condition
In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector #Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and #psychologist Sydell #Braverman were studying the #psychological lives of blind people when they stumbled upon an intriguing pattern ...
#MentalHealth #ScienceMatters #medical #brain #sighted #sight #research
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[It can be very dangerous to come off #psychiatric #medications. It must be done slowly & while under physician supervision. In addition to the likelihood of symptoms returning, coming off an #SSRI can cause severe physical #withdrawal, some of which may never dissipate making it impossible for the patient to ever totally stop the medication. #SerotoninWithdrawalSyndrome can be debilitating; symptoms include severe dizziness, nausea, loss of balance, & frequent vomiting.]
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[It can be very dangerous to come off #psychiatric #medications. It must be done slowly & while under physician supervision. In addition to the likelihood of symptoms returning, coming off an #SSRI can cause severe physical #withdrawal, some of which may never dissipate making it impossible for the patient to ever totally stop the medication. #SerotoninWithdrawalSyndrome can be debilitating; symptoms include severe dizziness, nausea, loss of balance, & frequent vomiting.]
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/20/after-trump-next-generation-republicans-more-extreme/. If the future version of the #GOP is going to make #Trump & #MAGA look sane & reasonable, it will be crazy indeed, & it will guarantee the utter #destruction of #America. Trump himself is doing that, & risking the destruction of the global #economy, if not the world, @foreignpolicy. A lunatic like him belongs in a #psychiatric ward, not the #WhiteHouse, & not with his finger on the #American #nuclear trigger!
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/20/after-trump-next-generation-republicans-more-extreme/. If the future version of the #GOP is going to make #Trump & #MAGA look sane & reasonable, it will be crazy indeed, & it will guarantee the utter #destruction of #America. Trump himself is doing that, & risking the destruction of the global #economy, if not the world, @foreignpolicy. A lunatic like him belongs in a #psychiatric ward, not the #WhiteHouse, & not with his finger on the #American #nuclear trigger!
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/air-pollution-making-people-in-uk-get-long-term-illnesses-earlier-study-finds; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-025-01806-3 (abstract & refs. only). "'The most striking finding was the sheer breadth & severity of the impact from #airpollution exposure. We found that #air #pollutants were significantly associated with the accelerated onset of different chronic #diseases, spanning almost every major organ system. We were particularly surprised by the high sensitivity of #neurological & #psychiatric disorders.'"
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/air-pollution-making-people-in-uk-get-long-term-illnesses-earlier-study-finds; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-025-01806-3 (abstract & refs. only). "'The most striking finding was the sheer breadth & severity of the impact from #airpollution exposure. We found that #air #pollutants were significantly associated with the accelerated onset of different chronic #diseases, spanning almost every major organ system. We were particularly surprised by the high sensitivity of #neurological & #psychiatric disorders.'"
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash. I should hope so! How much longer are the #Christian #right in the #US going to continue supporting #Trump if he keeps pulling #blasphemous stunts like this? I knew a #psychologist who had worked in an in-patient #psychiatric ward, & had the dubious privilege of introducing one "Jesus" to another.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash. I should hope so! How much longer are the #Christian #right in the #US going to continue supporting #Trump if he keeps pulling #blasphemous stunts like this? I knew a #psychologist who had worked in an in-patient #psychiatric ward, & had the dubious privilege of introducing one "Jesus" to another.
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Prominent #pro-Kremlin #blogger known for his aggressive attacks on #Russia’s opposition abruptly turned against #Putin with series of scathing critiques
A day later, he was admitted to #psychiatric #hospital
Ilya #Remeslo, built #blog targeting late opposition leader #Navalny
His sudden reversal, & speed he disappeared, has drawn intense attention in Russia’s tightly controlled media
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Prominent #pro-Kremlin #blogger known for his aggressive attacks on #Russia’s opposition abruptly turned against #Putin with series of scathing critiques
A day later, he was admitted to #psychiatric #hospital
Ilya #Remeslo, built #blog targeting late opposition leader #Navalny
His sudden reversal, & speed he disappeared, has drawn intense attention in Russia’s tightly controlled media
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https://theconversation.com/can-a-psychedelic-induced-mystical-experience-really-improve-your-mental-health-274330; https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/7/1/article-p18.xml (full text); https://psychology-tools.com/test/meq-30. "Correlation does not equal #causation. A large body of #psychiatric #research warns against assuming that because 2 things occur together, 1 must cause the other. Mystical experiences may simply be 1 visible marker of other processes, such as increased emotional openness, the development of new neural connections or changes in entrenched beliefs."
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https://theconversation.com/can-a-psychedelic-induced-mystical-experience-really-improve-your-mental-health-274330; https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/7/1/article-p18.xml (full text); https://psychology-tools.com/test/meq-30. "Correlation does not equal #causation. A large body of #psychiatric #research warns against assuming that because 2 things occur together, 1 must cause the other. Mystical experiences may simply be 1 visible marker of other processes, such as increased emotional openness, the development of new neural connections or changes in entrenched beliefs."
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Death of a patient with mental illness at Shattuck Hospital raises allegations of ‘neglect’
by Jenifer B. McKim, May 08, 2023, Updated August 07, 2023
"A 60-year-old Black man committed to #LemuelShattuck Hospital’s #psychiatric ward died a 'painful, untimely death' due in part to the state’s failure to provide adequate health care, according to a report released Monday.
"#HaywoodEarl, residing at the public hospital in Jamaica Plain, likely would have survived his bout with skin cancer if he’d received a timely diagnosis and appropriate medical treatment, the nonprofit Disability Law Center concluded in a 28-page report."
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"Earl’s case is coming to light nearly two months after an investigation by the #GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting revealed a history of problems at the hospital, documented by patients, prisoners and former employees."
#LemuelShattuck #BIPOC #PatientAbuse #PatientNeglect #PatternOfAbuse #Psychiatry #Massachusetts #MassDMH
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Death of a patient with mental illness at Shattuck Hospital raises allegations of ‘neglect’
by Jenifer B. McKim, May 08, 2023, Updated August 07, 2023
"A 60-year-old Black man committed to #LemuelShattuck Hospital’s #psychiatric ward died a 'painful, untimely death' due in part to the state’s failure to provide adequate health care, according to a report released Monday.
"#HaywoodEarl, residing at the public hospital in Jamaica Plain, likely would have survived his bout with skin cancer if he’d received a timely diagnosis and appropriate medical treatment, the nonprofit Disability Law Center concluded in a 28-page report."
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"Earl’s case is coming to light nearly two months after an investigation by the #GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting revealed a history of problems at the hospital, documented by patients, prisoners and former employees."
#LemuelShattuck #BIPOC #PatientAbuse #PatientNeglect #PatternOfAbuse #Psychiatry #Massachusetts #MassDMH
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First the dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, style guides - now the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders #DSM
the foundation of #psychiatric diagnosis is about to get a makeover https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5684121/dsm-5-american-psychiatric-association-diagnostic-mental-health
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First the dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, style guides - now the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders #DSM
the foundation of #psychiatric diagnosis is about to get a makeover https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5684121/dsm-5-american-psychiatric-association-diagnostic-mental-health
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If you come to me with a #story about #psychiatric #abuse, your final point better not be something along the lines of "and this was so wrong and unnecessary because I don't ACTUALLY have schizophrenia* (*or any other heavily #stigmatized #diagnosis or symptom)" Kill the #cop in your head that tells you that there are a distinct group of mentally ill people who really need forced treatment and actually do benefit from it
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If you come to me with a #story about #psychiatric #abuse, your final point better not be something along the lines of "and this was so wrong and unnecessary because I don't ACTUALLY have schizophrenia* (*or any other heavily #stigmatized #diagnosis or symptom)" Kill the #cop in your head that tells you that there are a distinct group of mentally ill people who really need forced treatment and actually do benefit from it
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And I don't know if it's my trauma making me a killjoy, but I really really don't think "#someone should force #psychiatric treatment on you" is a funny clapback at all ever
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And I don't know if it's my trauma making me a killjoy, but I really really don't think "#someone should force #psychiatric treatment on you" is a funny clapback at all ever
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Our #Universe has more #Galaxies than #CarlSagan ever imagined : Medium
Huge #Genetic study reveals hidden links between #Psychiatric conditions : Nature
We finally know why we #Grow #Wisdom #Teeth as #Adults : Pop Sci
Latest #KnowledgeLinks
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Our #Universe has more #Galaxies than #CarlSagan ever imagined : Medium
Huge #Genetic study reveals hidden links between #Psychiatric conditions : Nature
We finally know why we #Grow #Wisdom #Teeth as #Adults : Pop Sci
Latest #KnowledgeLinks
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#RFK Jr. blames pills—not guns—for #schoolshootings
#Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking #US health official to spread the claim that #psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond. The idea, essentially, is that #antidepressants and other meds may inadvertently turn people into killers. There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/rfk-jr-mass-shootings-ssri-antidepressants/ -
#RFK Jr. blames pills—not guns—for #schoolshootings
#Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking #US health official to spread the claim that #psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond. The idea, essentially, is that #antidepressants and other meds may inadvertently turn people into killers. There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/rfk-jr-mass-shootings-ssri-antidepressants/ -
#Facts about #involuntary #psychiatric hold:
The #UnitedNations recognises it as a form of #torture.
It increases #suicide risk by 191 times.
It increases the risk of #dying from heart #disease and stroke by 3.5 times (no shit on that one, forcing extremely high doses of heavy drugs on someone without even titrating it does that)
45% of patients in psych wards have experienced sexual #violence during an admission.
You are a shitty #person if you try to get someone involuntarily committed.
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#Facts about #involuntary #psychiatric hold:
The #UnitedNations recognises it as a form of #torture.
It increases #suicide risk by 191 times.
It increases the risk of #dying from heart #disease and stroke by 3.5 times (no shit on that one, forcing extremely high doses of heavy drugs on someone without even titrating it does that)
45% of patients in psych wards have experienced sexual #violence during an admission.
You are a shitty #person if you try to get someone involuntarily committed.
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#Utah already has a severe shortage of #psychiatric beds, she noted. The #legislature is unlikely to fund hundreds of new beds, & even if it did, there is no work force to staff them.
Without enormous new spending, she said, the center could function less as a treatment facility than “a prison or a warehouse.”
The emerging portrait of the center, scheduled to open in 2027, brings to life a vow that #Trump made 2 years ago in an extraordinary campaign video.
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#Utah already has a severe shortage of #psychiatric beds, she noted. The #legislature is unlikely to fund hundreds of new beds, & even if it did, there is no work force to staff them.
Without enormous new spending, she said, the center could function less as a treatment facility than “a prison or a warehouse.”
The emerging portrait of the center, scheduled to open in 2027, brings to life a vow that #Trump made 2 years ago in an extraordinary campaign video.
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I like both 'Basic Instinct' movies, but #2 is definitely my favorite. Sharon Stone, you are a hoot! #basicinstinct #basicinstinctII #sharonstone #movie #movies #noir #noirmovies #sexy #manipulative #killer #murder #murderer #psychiatrist #psychiatric #therapy #botchedtherapy
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University of California San Diego of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the #genetic testing company 23andMe, have identified regions of the human #genome associated with #cannabis use, uncovering new relationships with #psychiatric #cognitive and physical health.
#Medical #sflorg
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University of California San Diego of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the #genetic testing company 23andMe, have identified regions of the human #genome associated with #cannabis use, uncovering new relationships with #psychiatric #cognitive and physical health.
#Medical #sflorg
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All #systems are #disordered under fucking #psychiatric normativity. You guys need to realize that.
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All #systems are #disordered under fucking #psychiatric normativity. You guys need to realize that.
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“But I didn’t think the #psychiatric system would eat my face!” Screamed the #psych #defender as they’re hauled off to the ward in 2026 because they showed signs of “#trump derangement syndrome”
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“But I didn’t think the #psychiatric system would eat my face!” Screamed the #psych #defender as they’re hauled off to the ward in 2026 because they showed signs of “#trump derangement syndrome”
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Some #people will really talk about #prison #abolition or #destroying all cages and then turn around and start praising the #psychiatric #system as a solution.
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Some #people will really talk about #prison #abolition or #destroying all cages and then turn around and start praising the #psychiatric #system as a solution.
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Fuck the #psychiatric #system. if you don't comply with what they think is best they take away what's helping you as #punishment. It doesn't matter if something is already helping - if you don't do everything they recommend, they remove all the progress you've made and strand you out in the cold. They're not here to help, they're here to put us through the #system and spit us out when we refuse.
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Fuck the #psychiatric #system. if you don't comply with what they think is best they take away what's helping you as #punishment. It doesn't matter if something is already helping - if you don't do everything they recommend, they remove all the progress you've made and strand you out in the cold. They're not here to help, they're here to put us through the #system and spit us out when we refuse.
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Nobody, including #people you dislike, should be #institutionalized. There is no excuse for anyone to face #psychiatric #abuse!
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Nobody, including #people you dislike, should be #institutionalized. There is no excuse for anyone to face #psychiatric #abuse!
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"I need a lobotomy haha" no you need to take #psychiatric #abuse seriously is what you need you fucking asshole
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"I need a lobotomy haha" no you need to take #psychiatric #abuse seriously is what you need you fucking asshole
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I just looked up the number of #psychiatric hospitalizations in #Switzerland vs the #Netherlands , because I suspected a huge gap. In 2023:
Switzerland: 72223 hospitalizations on 8 million people. That's 90 per 10000 inhabitants.
Netherlands: 14000 hospitalizations on 18 million people. That's 7 per 10000.So, almost 13 times more psych. hospitalizations.
Does anyone have a clue why this is?
numbers from:
Switzerland: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/gesundheit/gesundheitswesen/spitaeler/patienten-hospitalisierungen.htmlNetherlands:
https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/cijfers/detail/84067NED?q=opname%20psychiatrische%20kliniek -
if you're against #incarceration then you have to be against #psychiatric incarceration. you cannot pick and choose who "deserves" to be #incarcerated.
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if you're against #incarceration then you have to be against #psychiatric incarceration. you cannot pick and choose who "deserves" to be #incarcerated.
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#Russians put 48 #children from #Donetsk Oblast in #psychiatric hospitals for extremism
#UkrainianChildren live in constant fear in occupied territories
They perceive their national identity as threat to life
Recently, cyber experts gained access to all computers, servers of self-proclaimed authorities of temporarily occupied #Crimea, enabling them to download information about children deported by the Russians
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#Russians put 48 #children from #Donetsk Oblast in #psychiatric hospitals for extremism
#UkrainianChildren live in constant fear in occupied territories
They perceive their national identity as threat to life
Recently, cyber experts gained access to all computers, servers of self-proclaimed authorities of temporarily occupied #Crimea, enabling them to download information about children deported by the Russians
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#ForProfit #Corporations Are Buying Up More #Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout #Federal #Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.
#HealthCare #health #MentalHealth #Trump #FederalGovernment #law
https://www.propublica.org/article/psychiatric-hospitals-emtala-mental-health-profit