nuthouses
Facilities for insanity
Nuthouses is the plural of nuthouse, a dated and offensive slang term for a psychiatric hospital or mental institution.
The word reflects older attitudes that treated mental illness as a subject for mockery rather than compassion.
It also appears in figurative use to describe any chaotic or disorderly environment: This office is a complete nuthouse during tax season.
While still encountered in casual speech, the term is considered insensitive.
State of wild disorder
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- asylumShelter from persecution
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- confinementState of being restricted
commitment · straitjacket · keeper · warden · Victorian · Dickensian · lobotomy · electroshock
State of wild disorder
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- zooPublic animal collection
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
disorder · commotion · uproar · havoc · turmoil · frenzy · anarchy · wild
Established organization or custom
- wardProtected person; division
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- admissionEntry or confession
discharge · treatment · therapy · psychiatrist · orderly · medication · antipsychotic · sedation
bedlam
State of wild disorder
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- asylumShelter from persecution
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
confinement · commitment · straitjacket · keeper · warden · Victorian · Dickensian · lobotomy · electroshock · archaic
bedlam
State of wild disorder
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- zooPublic animal collection
mayhem · disorder · commotion · uproar · havoc · turmoil · frenzy · anarchy · wild · unruly
institution
Established organization or custom
- wardProtected person; division
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
admission · discharge · treatment · therapy · psychiatrist · orderly · medication · antipsychotic · sedation · observation
bughouse
Slang psychiatric facility
- bonkersWildly irrational, unhinged
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- certifiableAble to be authenticated
nuthousesoutpatient clinics
Medical facilities without overnight stays
counseling centers · day programs · home care · walk-in clinics · support groups
nuthousessanctuaries
Protected places of refuge
retreats · meditation centers · spas · monasteries · ashrams