mental institution
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Definition
Noun: A specialized hospital or residential facility for the care and treatment of people with severe mental illnesses or psychological disorders.
Usage
This term is a formal and somewhat dated noun phrase used to refer to a facility where individuals receive psychiatric treatment. It is often used in legal, historical, or general descriptive contexts. - The court ordered his evaluation at a mental institution. - Historical treatments in mental institutions have evolved significantly.
Advanced Usage
- "to be committed to a mental institution": This is a formal legal or medical phrase meaning to be placed in such a facility by official order, often for treatment or public safety.
- After the hearing, he was committed to a mental institution.
Variants and Related Words
- Psychiatric hospital (n): A more modern and clinical synonym.
- Asylum (n): An older term, now often associated with historical contexts or refuge.
- Psychiatric ward (n): A specific unit for mental health treatment within a general hospital.
Synonyms
- Psychiatric hospital
- Psychiatric facility
- Mental hospital
Related Phrases
- Institutionalization (n): The process of being placed in or the effects of long-term stay in such an institution.
Noun
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person