Los Angeles County General Hospital psychopathic ward
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The Los Angeles County General Hospital psychopathic ward was a psychiatric detention unit in Los Angeles historically used to confine individuals—sometimes controversially—under claims of mental instability.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hospital ward
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psychiatric detention unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
historical debates over civil liberties in psychiatric care
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use of mental instability claims for confinement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field |
mental health
ⓘ
psychiatry ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
controversial use in some cases
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involuntary confinement ⓘ locked ward ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | psychopathic ward of Los Angeles County General Hospital ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfPatients | often involuntary ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ Los Angeles County NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operatedBy | Los Angeles County Department of Health Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Los Angeles County General Hospital
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles County public mental health infrastructure ⓘ public hospital system of Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| patientType |
individuals considered acutely mentally ill
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individuals held for psychiatric evaluation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
confinement of individuals deemed mentally unstable
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psychiatric detention ⓘ short‑term observation of psychiatric patients ⓘ |
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