psychiatric hospital
Definition
- Noun:
- A medical institution specializing in the treatment and care of people with severe mental illnesses: A "psychiatric hospital" is a facility where patients receive diagnosis, therapy, and long-term care for psychiatric disorders.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After his breakdown, he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.
- The new policy aims to improve conditions in state-run psychiatric hospitals.
Advanced Usage
- "to be committed to a psychiatric hospital": to be formally admitted, often by legal or medical authority, for inpatient psychiatric care.
- The court ordered him to be committed to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation.
Variants and Related Words
- Mental hospital (n): A synonym for psychiatric hospital.
- Psychiatric ward (n): A specialized unit for psychiatric care within a general hospital, not a standalone hospital.
- Asylum (n): An older, now often outdated or historical term for an institution for the care of mentally ill people.
Synonyms
- Mental institution
- Psychiatric institution
- Mental health facility
Related Phrases
- Inpatient psychiatric care: Treatment provided while the patient stays at the hospital.
- She required inpatient psychiatric care to stabilize her condition.
Noun
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a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
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