What Is a Psych Ward? A psych ward, also called a psychiatric ward or unit, is where you go to get short-term or in-patient treatment for serious mental health issues. You’ll receive around-the-clock ...

Admitted to a psychiatric care unit for an eating disorder, Ruth Szymankiewicz was allegedly supposed to be under round-the-clock care Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Admitted to a psychiatric care unit for an eating disorder, Ruth Szymankiewicz was allegedly supposed to be under round-the-clock care Teen Ruth Szymankiewicz died after being left alone for 15 ...

The 14-year-old was admitted to the ward at the now-closed Huntercombe Hospital in the U.K. for an eating disorder Szymankiewicz, who reportedly self-harmed, was allegedly supposed to be under ...