Psychiatric Hospitals and the Ethics of Salutogenic Design: The Return of Moral Architecture?
Harv Rev Psychiatry
; 32(4): 127-132, 2024 07 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38990900
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Bioethicists have long been concerned with the mistreatment of institutionalized patients, including those suffering from mental illness. Despite this attention, the built environments of health care settings have largely escaped bioethical analysis. This is a striking oversight given that architects and social scientists agree that buildings reflect and reinforce prevailing social, cultural, and medical attitudes. Architectural choices are therefore ethical choices. We argue that mental health institutions are fertile sites for ethical analysis. Examining the ethics of architecture calls attention to the potential for hospitals to hinder autonomy. Additionally, such examination highlights the salutogenic possibilities of institutional design, that is to care, nurture, and enhance patient and provider well-being.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Harv Rev Psychiatry
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA