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Hospitals, Psychiatric
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Definition
: Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient.
coord IM with hosp ownership term (e.g., HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; etc.) (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geog
Other names
Mental Hospitals; Psychiatric Hospital; Mental Institution; Mental Hospital; Institutions, Mental; Institution, Mental; Hospital, Psychiatric; Hospital, Mental; Psychiatric Hospitals; Mental Institutions; Hospitals, Mental