psychiatric wards
Hospital psych floors
Psychiatric wards are hospital units for patients with mental illness or psychiatric emergencies.
Patients may be admitted voluntarily or involuntarily—committed against their will when deemed a danger to themselves or others.
The term often evokes institutional settings with locked doors and restricted freedoms: She spent two weeks in the psychiatric ward after her breakdown.
- asylumsProtected shelters from danger
- padded cellsCushioned psychiatric enclosures
- locked doorsFastened entrances needing keys
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
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