In Maricopa County, Arizona, most defendants who are found not competent and not
restorable (NCNR) are admitted involuntarily to an acute-care inpatient hospital. Many of these …

Objective: The negative impact of weight gain is a common problem facing all patients, but it
is especially concerning in the seriously mentally ill population. The literature is replete with …

Objective This article examines the challenges in treating methicillin resistant Staphlococcus
Aureus (MRSA) in an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. Method The article outlines a case …

As the number of troops returning home from the Middle East continues to rise, so does the
need for psychiatric treatment. More and more often, civilian mental health facilities will be …

Weight gain is a problematic issue for patients with serious mental illness. A previously
published study found that hospitalized psychiatric patients gained over 6 lb in stays≥ 30 days. …

Objective: The negative impact of weight gain is a common problem facing all patients, but it
is especially concerning in the seriously mentally ill population. The literature is replete with …

Admissions of military members (MMs) to community psychiatric hospitals are increasingly
common, bringing unfamiliar challenges to civilian providers. To broaden the knowledge …

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection can be associated with significant medical complications.
This risk could be even higher in psychiatric patients due to an increased risk of medical co-…

Objective: The mental health community expected that seriously mentally ill (SMI) patients
would be especially vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection due to a …

Law enforcement, mental health professionals, the legal system, and the public are concerned
when a defendant who is alleged to have committed a violent crime is released to the …