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This article is about modern psychiatric hospitals. For historical lunatic asylums, see history of psychiatric institutions.
.Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorder.^ Cardinal hospital-Psychiatric Hospital Kerala, Psychiatric disorders treatments, Mental Hospital .
  • Cardinal hospital-Psychiatric Hospital Kerala, Psychiatric disorders treatments, Mental Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC cardinalhospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ The hospital specializes in the treatment of people suffering with mental illness.
  • Punjab Mental Hospital, Amritsar 12 September 2009 13:013 UTC www.mapsofindia.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Treatment for mental health disorders is available.
  • Psychiatric Evaluation - New York Presbyterian Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC nyp.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
  • Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork Presbyterian 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC childrensnyp.org [Source type: General]
.Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their goals and methods.^ As stated above, psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their goals and treatment methods as a result of the wide variety of patient needs.
  • Choosing a Long-Term Psychiatric Hospital | Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.hospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their goals and treatment methods.
  • Choosing a Long-Term Psychiatric Hospital | Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.hospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ The cost of a stay in a psychiatric hospital or ward varies widely.
  • Psychiatric hospitals or wards - ReachOut Australia 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC au.reachout.com [Source type: General]
  • Reach Out US: Psychiatric hospitals or wards 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC us.reachout.com [Source type: General]

 .Some hospitals may specialize only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients.^ Patients may be in need of psychiatric hospitalization or outpatient treatment.

 ^ Kornrumpf said those treated at the new St. Peter hospital may be suffering from acute symptoms of their disease or need short-term supervision while adjusting medications.
  • Psychiatric hospital prepares to open » Local News » The Free Press, Mankato, MN 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC mankatofreepress.com [Source type: News]

 ^ The psychiatric hospital, one of two in Iraq, provides short-term treatment and was once considered a jewel of the country’s medical system, renowned for its modern care.
  • War Takes Toll on Baghdad Psychiatric Hospital - New York Times 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: News]

 .Others may specialize in the temporary or permanent care of residents who as a result of a psychological disorder, require routine assistance, treatment or a specialized and controlled environment.^ Patients whose psychiatric and medical care should be integrated Some seriously mentally ill patients who require multiple hospital services treatment and Patients whose care would be fragmented by the involvement of an additional service provider   .
  • Association of General Hospital Psychiatric Services AGHPS 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.aghps.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Psychiatric hospitals and wards specialize in treating people who are experiencing a variety of different mental illnesses, including depression , schizophrenia , anxiety and eating disorders .
  • Reach Out US: Psychiatric hospitals or wards 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC us.reachout.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The Peak Psychiatric Hospital utilizes the biopsychosocial model of modern psychiatric treatment, which holds that mental disorders are the result of a complex interaction of biological, psychological and social factors.
  • Peak Behavioral Health Services 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.psysolutions.com [Source type: Academic]

 .Patients are often admitted on a voluntary basis, but involuntary commitment is practiced when an individual may pose a significant danger to themselves or others.^ Patients are often admitted on a voluntary basis, but involuntary commitment is practiced when an individual poses a serious risk to themselves and others.
  • Choosing a Long-Term Psychiatric Hospital | Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.hospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ One of the Wards in Mayfield is Ward 6 , a ward for patients that aren't a danger to themselves or others.
  • Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital - House Wiki - House, M.D. airs on FOX 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC house.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Psychiatric admissions may be voluntary or involuntary.
  • Taking Care of Mom and Dad - Hospitals - Admission & Eligibility - Psychiatric Admission 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.takingcareofmomanddad.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

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History

Main article: History of psychiatric institutions
.Modern psychiatric hospitals evolved from, and eventually replaced the older lunatic asylums.^ The psychiatric hospital, one of two in Iraq, provides short-term treatment and was once considered a jewel of the country’s medical system, renowned for its modern care.
  • War Takes Toll on Baghdad Psychiatric Hospital - New York Times 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: News]

 ^ The “lunatic asylum” was the building where the mentally ill were detained and hospitalized, ostensibly for their own protection.
  • Asylum - ninemsn Encarta 11 September 2009 3:20 UTC au.encarta.msn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum -- Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.
  • IGN: Batman: Arkham Asylum 11 September 2009 3:20 UTC uk.xbox360.ign.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .The development of the modern psychiatric hospital is also the story of the rise of organised, institutional psychiatry.^ Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry .
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Psychiatric specialist, Institute of psychiatry Ain Shams University Hospitals.
  • ::: Welcome to Psychiatric Health Resort ::: Staff & Consultants 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.okashahospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ This development of a psychiatric day hospital situated in the community is in line with the feeling which is growing, not only in psychiatry, but in other branches of medicine also, that patients are sometimes isolated in hospital more often and for longer than is necessary.

 .While there were earlier institutions that housed the 'insane' the arrival of institutionalisation as a solution to the problem of madness was very much an event of the nineteenth century.^ Once work is complete, the house will look much like it did in the early 20th century, when the Brawner family lived there.
  • Atlanta Metro News | ajc.com 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.ajc.com [Source type: News]

 ^ There was no distinction between the rational and the insane inmates in the County House until March 22, 1841.
  • A brief history of Eloise 12 September 2009 13:013 UTC www.talesofeloise.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Passing yak caravans give a better idea of the extended trade that still takes place very much as it has for centuries.
  • In a magic kingdom - Nepal - Asia - World - Travel - smh.com.au 2 February 2010 15:38 UTC www.smh.com.au [Source type: News]

 .To illustrate this with one regional example, in England at the beginning of the nineteenth century there were, perhaps, a few thousand 'lunatics' housed in a variety of disparate institutions but by 1900 that figure had grown to about 100,000. That this growth coincided with the growth of alienism, later known as psychiatry, as a medical specialism is not coincidental.^ Nationally, there are errors made in about three to five of every 100 doses of medicine, according to Michael R. Cohen, president of Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a nonprofit organization dedicated to medication error prevention and safe medication use.
  • Wrong pills, doses cause harm: Mixups leave patients at risk | APP.com | Asbury Park Press 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.app.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ To begin to choose the hotel to stay in, there is a basic distinction to make: there are, on the one hand, several hotels inside Disney World and, on the other hand, hotels in the area around the resort.

 ^ Jonathan Hathorne, who is perhaps the most fanatical judge of the witchcraft delusions that saw 19 innocents killed in the 17th century, is said to have lived in a house built by his father in 1646 on the spot where the Kirkbride was later constructed.
  • Haunted Salem - The lore, and lure, of Danvers State Hospital 12 September 2009 13:013 UTC www.hauntedsalem.com [Source type: News]

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.The treatment of inmates in lunatic asylums was often brutal,[citation needed] focused on containment and restraint.^ The Commission has conducted national inquiries and annual inspections focusing on the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in immigration detention in Australia.
  • Asylum seekers and refugees 11 September 2009 3:20 UTC www.hreoc.gov.au [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Mental hospitals are often depicted as frightening places in fiction, where treatments are forced upon inmates by uncaring staff, or inmates themselves are either violently deranged or sinister.
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .November 2009" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed] With successive waves of reform, and the introduction of effective evidence-based treatments[citation needed], modern psychiatric hospitals provide a primary emphasis on treatment, and attempt where possible to help patients control their own lives in the outside world[citation needed], with the use of a combination of psychiatric drugs and psychotherapy.^ Patients may be in need of psychiatric hospitalization or outpatient treatment.

 ^ Pseudo-patients in Psychiatric Hospitals .
  • Kvarkadabra: Pseudo-patients in Psychiatric Hospitals 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC en.kvarkadabra.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ However, while it provides psychiatric services, it is not a psychiatric hospital.
  • Oldest Psychiatric Hospitals in the United States 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.springgrove.com [Source type: Academic]

 .This treatments can be involuntary and is questioned by the Anti-Psychiatric movement, among others.^ The law allows a person to be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold for up to 72 hours if they are believed to be a danger to themselves or others.
  • Spears’ well-being now in hands of experts - Celebrities- msnbc.com 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.msnbc.msn.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Voluntary patients who have signed a "Voluntary Consent for Psychiatric Treatment" and court ordered involuntary patients are admitted to the unit.
  • Psychiatric Care at The Methodist Hospital - Psychiatry - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.bcm.edu [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Psychiatric evaluation Psychiatric patients Psychiatric hospital admission Commitment (psychiatric) Involuntary commitment Voluntary commitment Psychatric hospital discharge Hospital discharge Institutional release Psychiatric hospital readmission Patient seclusion Psychiatric symptoms Psychiatric survivors movement .
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

Types

.There are a number of different types of modern psychiatric hospitals, but all of them house people with mental illnesses of widely variable severity.^ All psychiatric hospital Posts .
  • psychiatric hospital - Computerworld Blogs 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC blogs.computerworld.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Wasatch Mental Health - Psychiatric hospital.
  • Psychiatric and Mental Hospitals and Medical Centers 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC webofdeception.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ There’s all types of stuff on it.
  • The Quietus | Features | Escape Velocity | Oh No Ono Talk Crazy Music And Psychiatric Hospitals 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC thequietus.com [Source type: General]

Crisis stabilization

Main article: Emergency psychiatry
.The crisis stabilization unit is in effect an emergency room for psychiatry, frequently dealing with suicidal, violent, or otherwise critical individuals.^ The acute crisis stabilization unit for adults.
  • American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. - Textbook of Hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.appi.org [Source type: Academic]

 ^ One type is the crisis stabilization unit, which is in effect an emergency room for mental disorders.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ One type is the crisis stabilisation unit, which is in effect an emergency roomfor mental disorders.
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .Laws in many jurisdictions providing for long term involuntary commitment require a commitment order issued by a judge within a short time (after 72 hours, the evaluation period ) of the patient's entry to the unit, if the patient does not or is unable to consent themselves.^ If the patient is not able to provide consent themselves to be committed into the program, most jurisdictions require an order from a judge within a short time of the person’s entry into the hospital.
  • Choosing a Long-Term Psychiatric Hospital | Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.hospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Involuntary patients may have the length of time set by a judge.
  • Reach Out US: Psychiatric hospitals or wards 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC us.reachout.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Involuntary patients will have the time set by a magistrate.
  • Psychiatric hospitals or wards - ReachOut Australia 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC au.reachout.com [Source type: General]

Open units

.Open units are psychiatric units that are less secure than crisis stabilization units.^ The acute crisis stabilization unit for adults.
  • American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. - Textbook of Hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.appi.org [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Open units are psychiatric units that are less secure than crisis stabilisation units.
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Psychiatric emergency services Open units .
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .They are not used for acutely suicidal persons; the focus in these units is to make life as normal as possible for patients while continuing treatment to the point where they can be discharged.^ I used to have a pretty normal life.

 ^ There are efforts going on to try to identify as many of these patients as possible, but it is slow going and no one even knows where the boundaries of the burial areas were.
  • Georgia's First Mental Institution: Central State Hospital, Milledgeville, GA - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com 15 September 2009 23:023 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Imagineers, while constructing these buildings, used a trick called "forced perspective" to make it look this way, when in reality they are not a "regulation" 2 or 3 stories tall.

 .However, patients are usually still not allowed to hold their own medications in their rooms, because of the risk of an impulsive overdose.^ However, patients are usually still not allowed to hold their own medications in their rooms, because of the risk of an impulsive overdose.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ This is because most drugs used for psychiatric purposes take several weeks to take effect and the hospital will monitor the patients for several weeks to see if they respond effectively to the medication.
  • Choosing a Long-Term Psychiatric Hospital | Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.hospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ However, depending on the types of patients admitted to the hospital, many do not allow patients to hold or take their own medication, to reduce the risk of an impulsive overdose, and utilize locked entrances and exits.
  • Choosing a Long-Term Psychiatric Hospital | Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.hospital.com [Source type: Academic]

 .While some open units are physically unlocked, other open units still use locked entrances and exits depending on the type of patients admitted.^ In Japan, suicidal patients are admitted to open units.
  • Emergency Psychiatric Admissions in Japan 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC tokyo.usembassy.gov [Source type: Academic]

 ^ While some open units are still physically unlocked, other open units still use locked entrances and exits.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Individuals admitted to this program are assessed for adaptive functioning deficits and placed onto either a locked or unlocked housing unit staffed to address skill acquisition and training needs.
  • Devereux Florida: Intensive Residential Treatment/Specialty Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.devereux.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Medium-term

.Another type of psychiatric hospital is a medium term, which provides care lasting several weeks.^ Another type of psychiatric hospital is a medium term, which provides care lasting several weeks.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ The psychiatric hospital, one of two in Iraq, provides short-term treatment and was once considered a jewel of the country’s medical system, renowned for its modern care.
  • War Takes Toll on Baghdad Psychiatric Hospital - New York Times 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Psychiatric hospitals that provide medical care go to great lengths to provide a germ-free environment to protect their patients' health.
  • Psychiatric Hospital | Inpatient Psychiatric Care and Partial Hospitalization near Boston, MA for Addictions, Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disease, OCD, PTSD, and Schizophrenia 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.waldenbehavioralcare.com [Source type: Academic]

 .Most drugs used for psychiatric purposes take several weeks to take effect, and the main purpose of these hospitals is to monitor the patient for the first few weeks of therapy to ensure the treatment is effective.^ Most drugs used for psychiatric purposes take several weeks to take effect and the main purpose of these hospitals is to watch over the patient while the drugs taken have their expected effect and the patient can be discharged.
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Most drugs used for psychiatric purposes take several weeks to take effect, and the main purpose of these hospitals is to watch over the patient while the drugs begin their expected effect and the patient can be discharged.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Pseudo-patients in Psychiatric Hospitals .
  • Kvarkadabra: Pseudo-patients in Psychiatric Hospitals 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC en.kvarkadabra.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Juvenile wards

.Juvenile wards are sections of psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric wards set aside for children and/or adolescents with mental illness.^ Psychiatric hospitals or wards .
  • Psychiatric hospitals or wards - ReachOut Australia 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC au.reachout.com [Source type: General]
  • Reach Out US: Psychiatric hospitals or wards 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC us.reachout.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Wasatch Mental Health - Psychiatric hospital.
  • Psychiatric and Mental Hospitals and Medical Centers 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC webofdeception.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Juvenile wards are sections of psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric wards set aside for children and/or adolescents with mental illness.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 .However, there are a number of institutions specializing only in the treatment of juveniles, particularly when dealing with drug abuse, self harm, or eating disorders.^ However, there are a limited number of staterooms available for this special offer.

 ^ "There are only 120 beds available," said Kormann, "a very small number, yet the mental health needs of this region are pretty high.
  • Psychiatric hospital fills void in mental health care | National Catholic Reporter | Find Articles at BNET 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC findarticles.com [Source type: News]

 ^ However, it is important for visitors to try and not upset the patient particularly in the late afternoon and evening since there is very little nursing coverage at night to deal with patients in distress.
  • Emergency Psychiatric Admissions in Japan 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC tokyo.usembassy.gov [Source type: Academic]

Long term care facilities

.In the UK long-term care facilities are now being replaced with smaller secure units (some within the hospitals listed above).^ Long-term care hospitals are not required to have emergency services/departments.

 ^ Long-term care hospitals are licensed as general hospitals and are certified.  .

 ^ In the UK, at least, long-term care facilities are now being replaced with smaller secure units (some within the hospitals listed above).
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 .Modern buildings, modern security and being locally sited to help with reintegration into society once medication has stabilized the condition[2][3] are often features of such units.^ The psychiatric hospital, one of two in Iraq, provides short-term treatment and was once considered a jewel of the country’s medical system, renowned for its modern care.
  • War Takes Toll on Baghdad Psychiatric Hospital - New York Times 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: News]

 ^ It’s been twenty years since Western State Hospital was closed down and the last of its inmates reintegrated into society.
  • psychiatric hospitals books | weRead 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC weread.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The 10-bed unit will offer acute stabilization for patients ages 18-65 who have been diagnosed with such conditions as anxiety, depression and thought disorders.
  • Psychiatric unit ready to reopen at hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www2.journalnow.com [Source type: News]

 .An example of this is the Three Bridges Unit, in the grounds of Hanwell Asylum in West London and the John Munroe Hospital in Staffordshire.^ Suggestions to hospital and asylum visitors / by John S. Billings ...

 ^ The three-story Victorian lodge was built 114 years ago on the grounds of Butler to house the psychiatric hospital's president.
  • Deluxe Psychiatric Hospitals For Rich Patients With Good Insurance Or Nasty Spouses 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.happinessonline.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The majority (18) were located in the grounds of general medical hospitals, six were in newly-built psychiatric hospitals, three were in other old psychiatric hospitals and two were located in hospitals that had a mainly psychiatric function.
  • Executives have taken over the asylum: the fate of 71 psychiatric hospitals -- CHAPLIN and PETERS 27 (6): 227 -- The Psychiatrist 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC pb.rcpsych.org [Source type: Academic]

 .However these modern units have the goal of treatment and rehabilitation back into society within a short time-frame (two or three years) and not all forensic patients' treatment can meet this criterion, so the large hospitals mentioned above often retain this role.^ However these modern units have the goal of treatment and rehabilitation back into society within a short time-frame (two or three years) and not all forensic patients ' treatment can meet this criterion, so the large hospitals mentioned above often retain this role.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Within the last two years .
  • Walt Disney World Cited by U.S. in Monorail Crash (Update2) - BusinessWeek 25 January 2010 11:23 UTC www.businessweek.com [Source type: News]

 ^ The physician will address questions and provide reassurance by working with you to establish long- and short-term treatment goals for your loved one.
  • Psychiatric Evaluation - New York Presbyterian Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC nyp.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .These hospitals provide stabalization and rehabilitation for those who are having difficulties such as depression, eating disorders, mental disorders, and so on.^ The "Day Treatment" or Partial Hospitalization Program provides an effective therapy option for people needing daily care, but who do not require 24-hour supervision.

 ^ Psychiatric hospitals and wards specialize in treating people who are experiencing a variety of different mental illnesses, including depression , schizophrenia , anxiety and eating disorders .
  • Reach Out US: Psychiatric hospitals or wards 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC us.reachout.com [Source type: General]

 ^ These cater for people in the acute phases of mental disorders and is an environment in which people can be assessed, their condition stabilized and plans made for their hospital discharge or transfer .
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

Halfway houses

.One type of institution for the mentally ill is a community-based halfway house.^ One final type of mental institution, that is not a hospital, is a community-based halfway house .
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ One final type of institution for the mentally ill, that is not a hospital, is a community-based halfway house .
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Under Nazi Germany , a euthanasiaprogram began which resulted in the killings of tens of thousands of the mentally ill housed in state institutions, and the killing techniques perfected at these sites became later implemented in the Holocaust(see T-4 Euthanasia Program ).
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .These facilities provide assisted living [4] for patients with mental illnesses for an extended period of time, and often aid in the transition to self-sufficiency.^ Eloise was a facility for mentally disturbed patients.
  • A brief history of Eloise 12 September 2009 13:013 UTC www.talesofeloise.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ These houses provide assisted living for patients with mental illnesses for an extended period of time.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ These houses provide assisted living for mental patients for an extended period of time.
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .These institutions are considered to be one of the most important parts of a mental health system by many psychiatrists, although some localities lack sufficient funding.^ Below are some important things to consider when choosing a mental institution.
  • How to Choose a Mental Institution | eHow.com 15 September 2009 23:023 UTC www.ehow.com [Source type: General]

 ^ These institutions are considered to be one of the most important parts of a mental health system by many psychiatrists , although some localities fail to provide sufficient funding for them, such provision being seen as costly.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ These institutions are considered to be one of the most important parts of a mental health system by many psychiatrists , although many localities fail to provide sufficient funding for them.
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Political imprisonment

.In some countries the mental institution may be used for the incarceration of political prisoners, as a form of punishment.^ In some countries the mental institution may be (or may be argued, at least by some, to be) used for the incarceration of political prisoners, as a form of oppression (see Psikhushka ).
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Used as a form of prison .
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 ^ In some countries the mental institution may be used for the incarceration of political prisoners, as a form of punishment (see Psikhushka ).
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

Anti-psychiatry objections

Some critics, notably psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Szasz, have objected to calling mental hospitals "hospitals" (see anti-psychiatry).
.The French historian Michel Foucault is widely known for his comprehensive critique of the use and abuse of the mental hospital system in Madness and Civilization.^ Michael Foucault is widely known for his comprehensive critique of the use and abuse of the mental hospital system in Discipline and Punish .
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ In the 1800s it was a cemetary, and it was used as a training facility for the army and police academy...it was a mental hospital as well as a hospital for indigent people-poor folks.

 ^ Most jobs are concentrated near state hospitals, but there are many other jobs available within the prison systems, private mental health care facilities and also hospitals are recognizing the use of Psychiatric Technicians on mental health units.
  • Psychiatric Technician Certification Training Programs Education School 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.medacademy.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 .He argued that Tuke and Pinel's asylum was a symbolic recreation of the condition of a child under a bourgeois family.^ It just was not possible to give these patients, many who were simply dumped there and forgotten by their families, the best care under these conditions.
  • Georgia's First Mental Institution: Central State Hospital, Milledgeville, GA - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com 15 September 2009 23:023 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: General]

 .It was a microcosm symbolizing the massive structures of bourgeois society and its values: relations of Family-Children (paternal authority), Fault-Punishment (immediate justice), Madness-Disorder (social and moral order).^ Such material is made available for educational purposes, to advance understanding of human rights, democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, and social justice issues, etc.

 ^ Through no fault of their own, children and adolescents emerge as adults having experienced horrors within their families and within their societies and, as a result, they become the mentally ill I meet at Eastmark."
  • SRP -- Larundel Psychiatric Hospital 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.gitchi.net [Source type: Original source]

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.Erving Goffman coined the term 'Total Institution' for places which took over and confined a person's whole life.^ Ion 1949, Disney wrote in Guideposts magazine: "I believe firmly in the efficacy of religion, in its powerful influence on a person's whole life.
  • The Man Behind the Mouse | Movies & TV | Christianity Today 25 January 2010 11:23 UTC www.christianitytoday.com [Source type: General]

 ^ I believe firmly in the efficacy of religion, in its powerful influence on a person's whole life.
  • Walt Disney - Wikiquote 25 January 2010 11:23 UTC en.wikiquote.org [Source type: Original source]

 .The anti-psychiatry movement coming to the fore in the 1960s oppose many of the practices, conditions, or existence of mental hospitals.^ The anti-psychiatry movement coming to the fore in the 1960s oppose many of the practices, conditions, or existence of mental hospitals.
  • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

 ^ Anti-psychiatry objections to mental hospitals .
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 ^ Reference to the previous function of the buildings is difficult to find at the redeveloped sites and in promotional material, possibly reflecting the stigma of their former existence as mental hospitals.
  • Executives have taken over the asylum: the fate of 71 psychiatric hospitals -- CHAPLIN and PETERS 27 (6): 227 -- The Psychiatrist 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC pb.rcpsych.org [Source type: Academic]

 .The Consumer/Survivor Movement has often objected to or campaigned against conditions in mental hospitals or their use, voluntarily or involuntarily.^ PMR focused on providing care to individuals diagnosed with what it classified as "serious mental illness," an often chronic condition afflicting just over 1 percent of the U.S. population.
  • Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. -- Company History 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.fundinguniverse.com [Source type: News]

 ^ The first clues to this often come from stories told through generations, usually mentioning mental instability or hospitalization.
  • Researching Mental Records - Tracing Lines by Ruby Coleman (February 2005) 15 September 2009 23:023 UTC www.genealogytoday.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ On the afternoon of September 28, again using interrogation as an excuse, the police took Chen Zhong to the Mental Hospital of the No.
  • Dangerous Minds 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.hrw.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.Some anti-psychiatry activists have advocated for the abolition of long-term hospitals for the criminally insane, including on the grounds that those judged not guilty by reason of insanity should not then be indefinitely confined with potentially less legal rights, or on the converse grounds that insanity is not a coherent concept and so should not be a basis for different treatment.^ In particular, anti-psychiatry activists have advocated for the abolition of long-term hospitals for the criminally insaneon the grounds that the insanity defense should not be permitted, and those confined to such institutions should be incarcerated in a regular prison instead, others on the grounds that the inmates' confinement to these "hospitals" punishes them for crimes of which they have been judged not guilty , and others on various other grounds.
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Anti-psychiatry objections to mental hospitals .
  • Psychiatric hospital Psychiatry 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.lumrix.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  • Hinckley Gets Extended Leave From Psychiatric Hospital - Crimesider - CBS News 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.cbsnews.com [Source type: General]

See also

To see lists of individual establishments: view the categorical index for Psychiatric hospitals; which appears at the very bottom of this article.

References

  1. ^ Porter, Roy (2006). Madmen: A Social History of Madhouses, Mad-Doctors & Lunatics. Tempus: p. 14.
  2. ^ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/481700_3
  3. ^ http://www.hospital.com/psychiatry.html
  4. ^ Vaslamatzis G.; Katsouyanni K.; Markidis M., "The efficacy of a psychiatric halfway house: a study of hospital recidivism and global outcome measure", European Psychiatry, 12:2, 1997 , pp. 94-97(4). doi: 10.1016/S0924-9338(97)89647-2
  5. ^ Deleuze and Guattari (1972) Anti-Oedipus p. 102
  6. ^ Michel Foucault [1961] The History of Madness, Routledge 2006, pp.490-1, 507-8, 510-1

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  • BBC.co.uk - 'Mental hospital wards "dire"', BBC (July 7, 2000)
  • Historical Asylums website
  • Asylum Projects - Asylum wiki database
  • Example of Patient Rights policy in U.S.
  • "AlterNet: Movie Mix: Must-See Indy Film Exposes Cruel Teen Correction Programs".^ In 1990 the BBC filmed inside the asylum.
    • Leros Psychiatric Hospital - Video 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.metacafe.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

     ^ Lawrence Stevens , J.D. BBC.co.uk - 'Mental hospital wards "dire"', BBC (July, 7, 2000) ElPeecho.com - 'Pennhurst Information' (re: Spring City, Pennsylvania 'school' for the ' mentally retarded ') Historical Asylums website Asylum Projects - Asylum wiki database Example of Patient Rights policy in U.S. Blog building an effort to push the consumer movement through eco friendly relaxation centers focused on those displaced by mental health infrastructure AlterNet: Movie Mix: Must-See Indy Film Exposes Cruel Teen Correction Programs .
    • Psychiatric hospitals - Psychology Wiki 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC psychology.wikia.com [Source type: Academic]

     ^ A BBC reporter observed widespread physical restraint of mental patients at Dromokraitio Psychiatric Hospital, one of the two main psychiatric hospitals in the capital city of Athens.
    • Psychiatric Patients Tied to Their Beds in Greek Hospitals 2 February 2010 9:28 UTC www.naturalnews.com [Source type: General]

     .http://www.alternet.org/movies/56241/.^ Haynes, Bob   -  http://www.ghweb.org.uk/ubms/ Entertaining children in Milton Keynes as Uncle Bob's Magic Show.
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     ^ (The information in the report was assembled by a group of activists and researchers associated with the Falun Gong overseas support network's principal website, http://www.minghui.org.
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     ^ For more information on this topic please follow the link: http://www.nami.org/Content/Microsites197/NAMI_Northern_Virginia/Home184/News2/CCCA_Proposal.doc .
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     Retrieved 2007-07-08    . 
  • National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
  • Kirkbride Buildings History and photographs of early psychiatric hospitals
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