An author has revealed the trauma of being ‘held down, stripped and forced medicated’ in a psychiatric hospital as she calls for open conversations about mental illness in a thought-provoking memoir. Carla Moore, 30, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, has spoken about her experiences in a psychiatric hospital in an emotional book, Confessions from My Delusional Mind: … Read more
It is well known that Drew Barrymore did not have an easy childhood. But on Tuesday the 46-year-old actress opened up even more to Howard Stern about her past, telling him just how hard it really was after becoming a model at age two and a movie star with 1982’s blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at … Read more
Two psychiatric patients are killed by fellow patient at German hospital who also attacks female nurses and a police officer 21-year-old psychiatric patient suspected of killing two patients aged 54 and 56 The man had admitted himself to psychiatric hospital in Lüneburg on Thursday He allegedly killed the two older male patients at 2am on … Read more
Niall Aslam has told how he had to leave the show’s villa in 2018 after suffering from stress-induced psychosis and was subsequently sent to a psychiatric hospital. The reality star, 25, who is diagnosed with Asperger’s, confessed on Tuesday he was prescribed heavy medication after he lost touch of reality and began hallucinating. He also confirmed … Read more
One-eyed Dale Cregan is currently serving a life sentence for brutally killing four people, including two policewomen, in 2012 with guns and grenades. Cregan’s killing spree started when he murdered amateur boxer Mark Short, 23, at a pub in Droylsden, Manchester, in April. Three other people, believed to be related to the victim, were also … Read more
Tricky’s daughter died in an ‘untoward incident’ at psychiatric hospital, inquest is today set to hear into death of 24-year-old that left former Massive Attack star’s ‘soul feeling empty’ Mazy ‘Mina’ Topley-Bird, 24, died at Darlington’s West Park Hospital in May 2019 Her death prompted a mental health trust to launch an ‘untoward incident’ probe … Read more
One in three people infected with coronavirus later suffer symptoms post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including depression and anxiety, a new study suggests. UK researchers found a third of people hospitalised with coronavirus during previous outbreaks went on to develop PTSD after an average of almost three years. One in four people hospitalised with COVID-19 also … Read more
Killer mother who robbed husband of his two twins by drowning them in the bath is now trying to take his house as she launches £30,000 divorce suit from psychiatric unit Samantha Ford, 38, drowned 23-month-olds Jake and Chloe on Boxing Day 2018 Jailed for 10 years at Old Bailey for manslaughter by diminished responsibility Ex-husband … Read more