psych ward
Psychiatric hospital section
A psych ward is a hospital unit for patients with mental illness or psychiatric emergencies.
The term is informal, sometimes carrying dismissive or stigmatizing overtones: They took him to the psych ward after the breakdown.
The clinical term is psychiatric unit or inpatient psychiatric facility.
Mental health practitioner
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- group therapyCommunal psychological treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
antipsychotics · sessions · art therapy · occupational therapy · case manager · social worker · treatment plan · therapeutic
Failure or decomposition
- manic episodePeriod of abnormal elation
- suicidalInclined toward self-destruction
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
emergency · delusion · hallucination · agitation · escalation · volatile · distress · intervention
Shelter from persecution
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- sanitariumMedical recovery facility
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- unitIndividual part or measure
mental health facility · admission · discharge · patient · bed · nurses station · day room · visiting hours
Process of becoming steady
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- coping skillsMethods for managing stress
- peer supportAid from similar others
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
support network · medication management · aftercare · progress · resilience · wellness · step-down · halfway house
Things that hold back
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- suicide watchObservation preventing self-harm
- sharpsSymbols raising pitch
contraband · check-ins · voluntary · involuntary · orderly · de-escalation · safety checks · padded room
therapist
Mental health practitioner
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- group therapyCommunal psychological treatment
medication · antipsychotics · sessions · art therapy · occupational therapy · case manager · social worker · treatment plan · therapeutic · psychoanalysis
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- manic episodePeriod of abnormal elation
- suicidalInclined toward self-destruction
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
acute · emergency · delusion · hallucination · agitation · escalation · volatile · distress · intervention · 72-hour hold
asylum
Shelter from persecution
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- sanitariumMedical recovery facility
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
unit · mental health facility · admission · discharge · patient · bed · nurses station · day room · visiting hours · observation
stabilization
Process of becoming steady
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- coping skillsMethods for managing stress
- peer supportAid from similar others
reintegration · support network · medication management · aftercare · progress · resilience · wellness · step-down · halfway house · day program
restraints
Things that hold back
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- suicide watchObservation preventing self-harm
sharps · contraband · check-ins · voluntary · involuntary · orderly · de-escalation · safety checks · padded room · restricted items
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- mental healthpsychotherapy, mental illness, therapist, therapists, psychiatrists
- care facilitieshospital, clinic, medical center, health center, rehabilitation center
- hospitalizationhospital bed, hospital gown, inpatient, admission, discharge papers
- mind tropesmad scientist, mental breakdown, mind control, multiple personality, nervous breakdown
- psychiatric facilitiesmental hospital, mental institution, state hospital, insane asylum, inpatient unit
psych wardoutpatient therapy
Medical treatment without admission
outpatient clinic · self-help group · private practice · support group · day program
psych wardhome
One's personal residence
private residence · freedom · independent living · public square · personal space
psych wardspa
Therapeutic wellness facility
wellness center · wellness retreat · meditation center · sanctuary · yoga studio
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