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A '''psychiatric hospital''' is a place where [[mental illness|mentally ill]] people are kept so they can be treated.

A '''psychiatric hospital''' is a place where [[mental illness|mentally ill]] people are kept so they can be treated.

[[Medical doctor|Doctors]] who work at psychiatric hospitals are called [[psychiatrist]]s. Usually people choose to be in a psychiatric hospital. Sometimes psychiatrists can put people in hospitals who do not want to be there, because they think the people are dangerous to themselves or other people. A [[halfway house]] or group home is a place for patients who have left the psychiatric hospital and are slowly being released into [[society]].

[[Medical doctor|Doctors]] who work at psychiatric hospitals are called [[psychiatrist]]s. On some occasions people choose to be in a psychiatric hospital due to their emotional or physical health, though sometimes psychiatrists can put people in hospitals who do not want to be there, because they think the people are dangerous to themselves or other people. A [[halfway house]] or group home is a place for patients who have left the psychiatric hospital and are slowly being released into [[society]].

 

== History ==

==History==

Psychiatric hospitals used to be called lunatic asylums. Earlier asylums like the old Bethlem Royal Hospital in London (nicknamed "Bedlam") were like [[prison]]s. Patients received no treatment and were often imprisoned and chained. In the 19th century, new asylums were built. These were designed to be pleasant places with gardens and airy rooms, and later became known as psychiatric hospitals. Although they no longer looked like prisons, patients still had little freedom or hope of leaving. The term '''institutionalisation''' means when someone has lived in a hospital (or some other place like a prison) for so long that they cannot cope with living outside of it.

Psychiatric hospitals used to be called lunatic asylums. Earlier asylums like the old Bethlem Royal Hospital in London (nicknamed "Bedlam") were like [[prison]]s. Patients received no treatment and were often imprisoned and chained. In the 19th century, new asylums were built. These were designed to be pleasant places with gardens and airy rooms, and later became known as psychiatric hospitals. Although they no longer looked like prisons, patients still had little freedom or hope of leaving. The term '''institutionalisation''' means when someone has lived in a hospital (or some other place like a prison) for so long that they cannot cope with living outside of it.