mental hospital
Inpatient treatment center
A mental hospital is a facility for treating people with severe psychiatric disorders.
The term is somewhat dated; psychiatric hospital or psychiatric facility are now more common in professional contexts.
Informal or euphemistic alternatives include mental institution, psych ward, and the asylum.
He spent three months in a mental hospital after his breakdown.
- madhouseChaotic, disordered place
- straitjacketGarment restricting arm movement
- asylumShelter from persecution
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- snake pitDen of venomous reptiles
rubber room · sectioned · 72-hour hold · psych ward · loony bin · bughouse · Bellevue · padded cell · padded walls · Arkham · insanity · psychotherapy · madness · nervous breakdown · funny farm · locked · ward · committed
- psychiatric facilitiespsychiatric facility, psychiatric ward, psych ward, insane asylum, psychiatric unit
- hospitalsER, emergency room, ICU, operating room, operating rooms
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, psychiatrist, therapist, therapists
- care facilitiesclinic, medical center, health center, rehabilitation center, treatment facility
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- Medical Facilitiesclinic, health center, urgent care, emergency room, doctor's office
mental hospitaloutpatient therapy
Medical treatment without admission
outpatient clinic · private practice · home care · telehealth · support group
mental hospitalsurgical ward
Hospital section for operations
cancer center · orthopedic clinic · cardiac unit · maternity ward · emergency room
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