Modern Psychiatric Hospital Research

Introduction

Before I started writing this, I’ve made a lot of research. Research about this, research about that. Anything can give me more information about my chosen topic. I will start my introduction in a bit. But first of all, what comes to your mind when you hear hospital? Oh, let’s make it more specific. It’s a modern Psychiatric Hospital. Isn’t it hard to think about it? Psychiatric Hospital is a hospital made for people who have schizophrenia. The doctor’s in this kind of hospital is specialized for treating schizophrenic people. Me, as a student, I can’t go to a mental hospital all by myself. So I just went to a General Hospital cause Arch. Leo Mamaradlo told me so that they’re somehow the same. I asked some aspiring architects like me, someone said, “Mas mahirap i-design ang ospital kesa sa airport kasi mas maraming kang ikokonsider dyan. Galingan mo nalang.” Then I told myself, “kaya ko ‘to. Dapat wala akong makalimutang space requirement.” One thing that come up to my mind is that, psychiatric hospitals are made for people who needs to be treated away so their environment will help them cure they’re disease. The environment is one of the key that will help that someone who needs to be cure in his disease. I have to design a hospital that will be a big click to the users. Mental health facility design is a critical component of patient care. The design of mental health facilities affects how services are provided and the efficiency with which care is delivered. Equally, if not more important, than its direct functional impact, however, is the psychological impact mental health facility design has on its users. Facility design impacts the beliefs, expectations, and perceptions patients have about themselves, the staff who care for them, the services they receive, and the larger health care system in which those services are provided. Moreover, facility design can also have a significant impact on the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of staff and