mental home

/'mentlhoum/ Cách viết khác : (mental_hospital) /'mentl'hɔspitl/
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mental home

A nurse walks a patient through the garden of a mental home.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A residential institution providing care and treatment for people with severe mental illness: A "mental home" is a specialized hospital or long-term care facility for individuals who are mentally ill, incompetent, or unbalanced and require constant supervision and medical treatment.
Usage
  • The term "mental home" is now considered outdated and potentially offensive. It is a historical term for what is now more appropriately called a psychiatric hospital, psychiatric ward, or inpatient mental health facility. Its use in modern, respectful discourse is discouraged.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The old Victorian building was once a mental home. (The old Victorian building was once a psychiatric hospital.)
    • In the 19th century, people with severe conditions were often sent to a mental home. (In the 19th century, people with severe conditions were often sent to an asylum.)
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Literary Context: The term may appear in historical documents, literature, or discussions about the history of psychiatry.
    • The novel's setting is a crumbling mental home from the 1920s.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mental hospital (n): A direct synonym, also now considered dated.
  • Psychiatric hospital (n): The modern, clinical term for a hospital specializing in mental health treatment.
  • Asylum (n): An older term for an institution offering shelter and support, which became synonymous with institutions for the mentally ill. Now largely historical.
  • Institution (n): A broad term that can refer to long-term care facilities, including those for mental health.
Synonyms
  • Psychiatric hospital: Modern medical term.
  • Asylum: Archaic term.
  • Sanatorium (when referring to mental health): Sometimes used historically.
Related Phrases
  • To be committed to a mental home: A historical phrase meaning to be legally sent to a psychiatric institution.
    • In the story, the character was wrongfully committed to a mental home.
Important Note
  • Due to the stigmatizing history of such institutions and the evolution of language towards person-first and respectful terminology, it is important to use modern terms like psychiatric hospital or mental health facility when referring to contemporary care. The term "mental home" reflects a past era of mental healthcare.
mental home

A nurse walks a patient through the garden of a mental home.

Noun
  1. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

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