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NEWS ABOUT: psychiatric treatment center

psychiatric treatment center stories: 8 news summaries

 Barton: 
 Tooth Surgery 
 Led to Breakdown 

Mischa talks The Beautiful Life and rumors of drug abuse—sort of

Aug 28, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mischa Barton is speaking out for the first time about last month’s “involuntary psychiatric hold,” and the troubled actress pins much of the blame on wisdom tooth surgery. “It was a nightmare," she tells Time Out New York. "I’ve never had surgery... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • psychiatric treatment center • nervous breakdowns • actress • Mischa Barton

After 14 Years, NJ Alzheimer's Patient Identified

Can now be moved
to nursing home from psychiatric hospital

Mar 24, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A long-unidentified woman with Alzheimer’s who has spent the past 14 years in New Jersey psychiatric hospitals finally has a name—and may now be moved to a nursing home, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. A suspected illegal immigrant before she was identified, Elba Leonor Diaz Soccaras, 74, was ineligible... More »

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New Jersey • nursing homes • psychiatric treatment center • Alzheimer's Disease • Elba Leonor Diaz Soccaras

Belgian Daycare Suspect Admits Guilt to Lawyer

De Gelder had history
of depression; cops rule out Ledger tie

Jan 27, 09 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Belgian murder suspect Kim De Gelder has admitted guilt in the slaying of two infants and a daycare worker, the Telegraph reports. “He understands that he did something inhuman. I think that he feels regrets,” the 20-year-old’s lawyer said. “But it would be going too far... More »

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Belgium • depression • murder • guilt • Heath Ledger • daycare • psychiatric treatment center • infanticide • Kim De Gelder

(Newser) - Elisabeth Fritzl was released today from the psychiatric institution where she has been hospitalized since being discovered in April, the Guardian reports. Recuperating with her at the hospital, and also released today, were the six surviving children fathered by Josef Fritzl, who is imprisoned awaiting trial on charges of... More »

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murder • Austria • incest • psychiatric treatment center • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • mental hospital • discharge

Blood Clots Killed Woman in Waiting Room

Camera caught fallen patient left ignored on NYC hospital floor

Jul 12, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death of a woman on the floor of a Brooklyn hospital was caused by blood clots from extended inactivity, CNN reports. Chronic deep vein thrombosis formed clots in her legs that eventually reached her lungs. The case has drawn international attention after security-camera footage showed the woman falling to... More »

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health care • New York City • Brooklyn • autopsy • blood clots • hospital • deep vein thrombosis • negligence • psychiatric treatment center • Esmin Green

Family Wants $25M Over Hospital Death

Woman left to die on floor 'killed twice' by staff at NY facility

Jul 9, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The family of the woman who died on the waiting-room floor in a Brooklyn hospital plans to sue for $25 million, CNN reports. Esmin Green’s relatives are also pushing for criminal charges against the hospital staff, who they say ignored her and falsified records to say she was up... More »

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New York City • Brooklyn • patient • lawsuit • hospital • negligence • psychiatric treatment center • Esmin Green

 Woman Dies, Ignored,
 on Waiting Room Floor 

Brooklyn hospital staff overlooks ER patient for over an hour

Jul 2, 08 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Recently uncovered surveillance footage shows a woman collapsing in a Brooklyn psychiatric hospital, then lying on the floor for more than an hour while hospital staff ignored her. Esmin Green, 49, had been waiting for treatment for almost 24 hours when she collapsed at 5:32am and lay convulsing on... More »

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New York City • Brooklyn • patient • hospital • negligence • psychiatric treatment center

Police Piece Together Shooter's Trail

Kazmierczak spent
two days in motel room before shooting

Feb 16, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Before his shooting rampage at NIU, Steven Kazmierczak spent two days in a motel, taking cold medicine and drinking Red Bull, the Chicago Tribune reports. He left behind no note, only a sealed duffel bag filled with gun ammo. Kazmierczak, who had stopped taking medication for anxiety, also sent his... More »

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University of Illinois • school shooting • Illinois • scholar • DeKalb • sociology • Northern Illinois University • Steven Kazmierczak • criminal justice • anxiety disorder • psychiatric treatment center • guns

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