mental hospital

Upon hospitalization, patients undergo sanitization and receive a set of clean linens, pajamas/robes, and slippers. Patients must list their outerwear, shoes, money, valuables, and medications with the on-duty staff in the admissions department.
—Upon discharge, clothing and belongings are given to the patient or his relatives upon request of the head of the department.
—For gross and systematic violation of the internal regulations, which entails damage to the patient's health or harm to other patients, the patient may be discharged from the hospital with a corresponding note in the discharge documents.
—Hospital regulations are usually posted on information boards in departments and on the hospital's official website. Before hospitalization, I recommend checking the current regulations at your specific facility.

—Available without outerwear and in changeable shoes (shoe covers).
—Mobile phones should be turned off or switched to silent mode.
—Communication with other patients is not allowed.
—At the same time, one patient can have no more than two visitors.
—Visitors showing signs of alcohol or drug intoxication will not be admitted.

(In the interests of the health or safety of the patient, as well as other persons, based on the decision of the head of the department or the chief physician on the recommendation of the attending physician, the patient may be temporarily limited in the number of visitors and the circle of people with whom he can meet.)

—Visiting by relatives and friends is permitted in designated areas on designated days and times. —Visiting is permitted with the consent of the patient or their legal representative. If the patient's condition prevents consent or there are no legal representatives, permission from the attending physician, department head, or chief physician is required.

Responsibilities:
— Maintain a regular daily routine (time to wake up, eat, sleep, walk, etc.).
—Follow the instructions of the attending physician.
—Keep your bed and bedside table clean and tidy (if your health allows).
—When leaving the ward, put on a robe (pyjamas) and slippers.
—Do not disturb the silence in the wards and corridors.

Prohibitions:
—Leaving the hospital grounds or visiting other departments without permission.
—Smoking in wards and corridors, gambling, consuming alcoholic beverages, drugs, or toxic substances.
—Have bladed weapons, firearms or items equivalent to them.
—Bringing into the department sharp or cutting objects, lighters, matches, electrical appliances, toxic and flammable substances, as well as literature that negatively impacts the treatment process.
—Use heating devices (electric kettles, electric water heaters) in the department.
—Conduct photo, audio, and video recording.
—Talk loudly, make noise, or be rude when communicating with other patients, staff, or visitors.
—Sit on the windowsills.
—Store food in bedside tables.

The policy of maximally restricting patients' independent activity remains in place, leading, in particular, to a closed-door regime. External doors to departments, as well as all office doors, are usually locked with special keys, and patients are often unable to access any of the rooms independently (except for the restroom and for walks around the premises).

The departments establish a mandatory daily routine for everyone, with clearly defined times for morning awakening, meals, medications, other medical procedures, walks, occupational therapy, cultural entertainment, and bedtime.

Departments often lack dedicated break rooms; cafeterias, hallways, or corridors are used as rest and leisure spaces. In many cases, existing break rooms are unfurnished, sometimes unequipped, or not always accessible to patients (open only during certain hours or located outside the department).

Most hospitals have separate dining rooms, but some hospitals do not have such rooms, and tables are located in the hallways or hallways of the department.

Patient rooms often lack any furniture other than bedside tables and beds; often, there are no bedside tables at all, or one bedside table is shared between four, five, six, and sometimes even ten people. As a result, patients are forced to store personal belongings in inappropriate places: under their pillows, under their mattresses, or in the window.

For a long time, the interiors of wards were characterized, and in some hospitals still are, by a formal atmosphere: bare walls, a lack of household items and decorations. In other cases, reproductions of paintings, mirrors, and the like are present on the walls.

The grounds are well landscaped: most often these are artificial plantings (trees and flower beds), sometimes forested areas. The layout and equipment of the grounds are often primitive: sometimes they consist of walking paths and benches, sports facilities and playgrounds, and in the worst cases, paths and metal mesh.

—The principle of voluntariness.
In most cases, assistance is provided voluntarily.
-Safety.
In hospitals with a specialized regime (for compulsory treatment), enhanced monitoring of the condition of patients is ensured, including the use of technical means.
—Research and training facilities. Psychiatric hospitals often serve as research facilities and clinical training grounds for physicians.
—Interaction with outpatient services.
The hospital works in conjunction with mental health clinics (MNCs), ensuring continuity of care.

—Provision of emergency and planned psychiatric care.
—Timely and high-quality diagnosis of mental disorders.
—Dynamic monitoring of patients.
—Development and implementation of individual treatment and rehabilitation programs.
—Conducting various types of psychiatric examination.
—Participation in resolving social issues, including assistance in employment and resolving guardianship issues.
—Interaction with other medical and social institutions.

—Admissions department.
for initial examination and hospitalization.
—Medical departments.
general psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, child and adolescent, somatopsychiatric (for patients with concomitant somatic diseases), first-episode psychotic departments, departments for compulsory treatment, and others.
—Rehabilitation units.
medical and industrial (labor) workshops, medical rehabilitation departments for developing independent living skills.
—Expert departments.
to conduct forensic psychiatric, military medical and medical-social examinations.
—Auxiliary services.
departments of functional diagnostics, physiotherapy, pathological anatomy department with a laboratory.