institutionalization
noun [ U ] (UK usually institutionalisation) uk/ˌɪn.stɪˌtjuː.ʃən.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌɪn.stɪˌtuː.ʃən.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
(OF PERSON)
把（某人）送到收容机构
the act of sending someone to live in an institution (= a place such as a hospital)
the unjustified institutionalization of people with disabilities 不合理地将残疾人送入收容机构的问题
病患者对护理或收容机构的依赖化
the process of someone becoming institutionalized (= unable to live independently because they are used to living in an institution)
The pathology of institutionalization has been acknowledged for decades. 病患者对收容机构依赖成性，以至于缺乏自理能力，这种弊病多年来已经得到确认。
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- Prompt clinical intervention can delay the need for institutionalization.
- He had an altercation with the police that led to institutionalization in the Nevada Mental Health Institute.
- These patients may require high-level care or institutionalization through their adult years.
- What I see happening to him is institutionalization, as opposed to giving him the support he needs for the real world.
See: institutionalize