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== History of Psychiatric Institutions == ...stitutions specifically designed for the treatment and care of individuals with [[Mental Health|mental health]] issues.

...of [[institution]]s by transferring the care of individuals, usually those with mental health problems, from a public or private institution, to the commun ...introduction of [[antipsychotic]] medications made it possible for people with severe mental illnesses to live in community settings rather than instituti

...: bed-ford loo-na-tic a-sy-lum), also known as '''Bedford Asylum''', was a psychiatric hospital located in Bedford, England. ...entally ill, which was seen as a more humane alternative to their previous confinement in workhouses or prisons.

...Greek ''dromos'' "running" + ''mania'' "madness, frenzy") is a historical psychiatric diagnosis whose primary symptom was an uncontrollable urge to wander or tra ...the late 19th century to describe a particular condition observed in some psychiatric patients.

...as been replaced by more respectful terms such as [[mental hospital]] or [[psychiatric hospital]]. * [[History of psychiatric institutions]]