Health center design model for nervous and mental patients

Abstract

Paying attention to mentally patients has significant importance for authorities. Providing appropriate care environment in order to hospitalize these patients are main concerns of mental health practitioners. The goal of designing psychotherapy centers is not only treatment and maintenance of patients and providing health care but also providing spiritual needs of users. Great importance should be given to design appropriate psychiatric centers according to feeling and understanding of patients which meet their material and spiritual needs. Looking at past history suggests that psychiatric patients were home with primary and incomplete tools. But nowadays respect to psychiatric patients' right and design psychiatric centers suit the patients is very important. In this study we have discussed about architecture for psychiatric patients. Principles and criteria of design , the structure of psychiatric centers, interior decoration, safety and security considerations. The aim of this study is to create appropriate treatment, relaxed and friendly environment  for the patient not afraid of being in this place and come to this center to become healthy with his own will.