A hospital which specialises in the treatment of patients with mental disorders.
An inpatient medical institution that specializes in the treatment of people with severe mental illness. In most cases, people with mental illness are first treated in an outpatient setting. If this approach is not effective, the person is hospitalized for a short period to monitor, diagnose, and stabilize the condition, then released back to the community. Some psychiatric hospitals are state funded, and others are privately owned.