Psychiatric institution

Criticism

While there is a lot of criticism to the set up and the form of care psychiatric hospitals provide, there is the more prominent issue of stigmatization from other individuals and the communities surrounding these hospitals. There has been an increase in the stigmatization towards individuals who receive professional mental health care in psychiatric hospitals. Stigmatization has a major impact on not only the patients in these hospitals but also the clients of so-called alternative settings. Having this stigma can cause future patients and individuals who need this care to be more hesitant to get the care due to the fear of future judgement and being a victim of this stigmatization. For example, Janna Herron, a previous patient at a psychiatric institution argues that psychiatric institutions are harsh and inhumane to patients and only cut them off from the outside world. She also says that psychiatric patients are stigmatized and that nobody wants to talk about the issues patients face.