Mental health problems affect millions of people around the world. Conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric illnesses can make daily life extremely difficult.

Patients arrive at hospitals every day through different paths. Some through the Emergency Department, some through physician referrals, and some through scheduled procedures. What makes all of these ...

This year, we celebrate the 34-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law. But I am embarrassed to admit that I have no idea how to provide care to patients with ...

Patients with experience of self-admission describe increased autonomy, improved conditions for recovery and reduced strain in relationships with relatives. They also report that access to ...

On mixed rounding and admitting teams, admissions loom over each day, encouraging rushed rounding, and producing increased ...

Emergency department physicians vary widely in their decisions about whether to admit a patient, and individuals hospitalized by physicians with higher readmission rates are more likely to be ...