Architecture for the mentally ill

The goal of designing psychotherapy centers is not only treatment and maintenance of patients and providing healthcare but also providing spiritual needs of users. Great importance should be given to design appropriate psychiatriccenters according to feeling and understanding of patients which meet their material and spiritual needs. Looking at pasthistory suggests that psychiatric patients were home with primary and incomplete tools. But nowadays respect topsychiatric patients right and design psychiatric centers suit the patients is very important. In this study we havediscussed about architecture for psychiatric patients. Principles and criteria of design , the structure of psychiatriccenters, interior decoration, safety and security considerations, designing building based on climate. The aim of thisstudy is to create appropriate treatment, relaxed and friendly environment for the patient not afraid of being in thisplace and come to this center to become healthy with his own will.

Keywords:

Psychiatric patient , psychiatric centers , appropriate architectural design , interior design