Asylum segregation

Date and country of first publication

2016
France

Definition

Asylum segregation within mental health institutions refers to the practice of isolating individuals with mental health conditions from the general population within those institutions. This segregation can involve placing patients in separate wards, units, or rooms, often for reasons of safety, treatment, or behavioral management. Historically, mental health asylums or psychiatric hospitals have been known for isolating patients from society, sometimes for extended periods, in the belief that seclusion would promote healing or prevent harm to themselves or others. However, this practice has been widely criticized for its potential to exacerbate feelings of isolation, stigmatization, and institutionalization, and for its failure to provide adequate therapeutic interventions or support for recovery. In contemporary mental health care, there is a growing emphasis on community-based and person-centered approaches that prioritize inclusion, autonomy, and holistic support for individuals with mental health conditions.

Synonyms

The following terms are synonymous with asylum segregation:

asylum based segregation.

References and literature addressing this segregation form under these synonymous terms can be found below.

Asylum segregation appears in the following literature

Lippi S., de Séguin A., Dana G. (2016). Metapsychology of space in a clinical approach to psychoses in institutions. Observations based on a dance workshop initiative; [Métapsychologie de l'espace dans la clinique des psychoses en institution. Remarques à partir de la mise en place d'un atelier de danse]. Evolution Psychiatrique, 81(4), 908-918. Elsevier Masson SAS.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evopsy.2015.11.008