psychiatric hospital
Noun
Meaning
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Source: WordNetSynonyms
institution
asylum
insane asylum
mental hospital
mental institution
mental home
bedlam
sanatorium
madhouse
sanitarium
snake pit
nuthouse
funny farm
nut house
booby hatch
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Growing up, I was in and out of trouble in group homes and other institutions, and when I was 14, I was locked up in a psychiatric hospital for a number of months for behavioral problems.