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Definition of Psychiatric hospital
1. Noun. A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
Specialized synonyms: Bedlam, Booby Hatch, Crazy House, Cuckoo's Nest, Funny Farm, Funny House, Loony Bin, Madhouse, Nut House, Nuthouse, Sanatorium, Snake Pit
Generic synonyms: Hospital, Infirmary
Derivative terms: Institutional, Institutionalise, Institutionalize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychiatric Hospital
Literary usage of Psychiatric hospital
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Abandoned to the State: Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages by Kathleen Hunt (1999)
"psychiatric hospital as punishment One of the most abhorrent hallmarks of the
Soviet Union was the psychiatric profession's collaboration in the punishment ..."
2. Health, United States, 1998 with Socioeconomic Status and Health Chartbook by National Center for Health Statistics, United States Government Printing Office (1998)
"Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children must meet all
of the following criteria: (a) Not licensed as a psychiatric hospital and ..."
3. Mental Health, United States, 1996 edited by Ronald W. Manderscheid, Mary A. Sonnenschein (1998)
"... and is not classified as a psychiatric hospital, general hospital or RTC.
Prior to 1983, at least one of the program elements had to be either inpatient ..."
4. Health United States 1995: The Annual National Report on Health by Kate Prager, Diane M. Makuc, Jacob J. Feldman (1998)
"Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children must meet all
of the following criteria: (a) Not licensed as a psychiatric hospital and ..."
5. Mental Health, United States, 1994 edited by Ronald W. Manderscheid, Mary A. Sonnenschein (1995)
"... more services that are under the organization's direct administrative control
and is not classified as a psychiatric hospital, general hospital or RTC. ..."
6. Mental Health, United States, 1998 edited by Ronald W Manderscheid, Marilyn J Henderson (1999)
"^psychiatric hospital (public or private) primarily provides 24-hour inpatient
care to ... It is an organization, not licensed as a psychiatric hospital, ..."
7. Medicaid Financing for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for by Harriette B. Fox (1997)
"... recent statutory changes that have deleted the reference to JCAHO accreditation
and substituted the definition of psychiatric hospital under Medicare. ..."
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