mental institution

• Instituição ou hospital que oferece cuidados e tratamento de longo prazo para pessoas com doenças ou transtornos mentais graves. Também pode se referir, de forma coloquial e muitas vezes pejorativa, a um hospital psiquiátrico.

A facility or hospital that provides long-term care and treatment for individuals with serious mental health conditions or psychiatric disorders.

1. Psychiatric hospitalB2formal

   A specialized medical facility for the treatment of people with serious mental health disorders.

   Hospital psiquiátrico

   • He was admitted to a mental institution for evaluation.
   • The mental institution provides therapy and medication for patients.
   • Many historical mental institutions have been closed due to reforms.

2. Derogatory slangC1slang

   A derogatory term used to describe a chaotic or insane situation or place.

   Manicômio

   • This office is a mental institution today with all the chaos.
   • The party turned into a mental institution after midnight.
   • Dealing with that project feels like running a mental institution.