Not every patient has a home to return to after hospitalization. Others may have a home, but are not yet ready for standard outpatient...

The reality in the United States is that very few people can afford to pay for their medical care directly. Most people prefer to access...

On one hand, the inpatient team has staff available that are professionals at coordinating care. In addition, the various expertise availab

Almost all psychiatric hospitals have a large, open, lounge area that is shared by all patients. But instead of this space being called som

Psychiatric medications may be started or adjusted during inpatient hospitalization, if appropriate. But since the most common goal of...

Some of the uncertainty is understandable. Every patient is different and what a person might need changes. Some patients may be admitted

Hopefully, one day I'll be about to write more about why outpatient psychiatric appointments are structured the way they are. It's a...

Historically, morning rounds were completed with the entire team present. The mindset was that rounds would take as long as they needed...

Due to the demand for psychiatric hospital beds, once an ER or CSU team is notified that an appropriate bed is available and ready for a...

Over the next several posts I hope to cover some common experiences during an inpatient psychiatric admission. However, every person is...

When the decision has been made to move forward with psychiatric admission, a patient's care team may also need to determine which...

Previously, I wrote about how someone's patterns of thinking can affect their behavior. When it comes to psychiatric hospitalization, consi

When discussing whether psychiatric admission is needed, one of the most common questions I'm asked in an ER, PES, or CSU is: "Why does it

Sometimes patients are surprised that they will be transferred from an ER setting to a crisis stabilization unit or psychiatric ER

One major goal of this blog is to help demystify the types of psychiatric care that are available. Psychiatry is a medical specialty, but e