National Center for Mental Health
National Center for Mental Health | |
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Geography | |
Location | 9 de Febrero St., Mauway, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°34′53″N 121°02′37″E / 14.5814082°N 121.0436611°E |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
History | |
Former name(s) |
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Opened | 1925 |
Links | |
Website | ncmh |
The National Center for Mental Health (Filipino: Pambansang Sentro ng Pangkaisipang Kalusugan), is a 4,200-bed psychiatric hospital occupying 47 hectares of land in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.[2] It is PhilHealth-accredited.
History
Formerly known as the Insular Psychopathic Hospital, the Mandaluyong Mental Hospital, and the National Mental Hospital,
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With the increasing number of patients being admitted, the center has resorted to soliciting donations from private sectors.[2]
Controversy
Controversy erupted at the hospital in 2012 because of the unexpected death of a 41-year-old male patient. The patient was confined in the hospital since 1998 due to paranoid schizophrenia attributed to drug abuse. The National Bureau of Investigation got involved, but the question remains whether the death was a medico-legal or homicide case.[5]
See also
- Mental health care in the Philippines
- Psychiatric hospital
References
- ^ "Memorandum Order No. 48, s. 1986". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 12 November 1986. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b Shahani, Lila (18 March 2014). "Breaking stigma: The question of mental health reform". GMA News Online. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ a b "National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) (Mandaluyong City)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ a b "National Center for Mental Health: History". National Center for Mental Health. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Calleja, Niña (4 February 2012). "Death at the Mental Hospital". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 16 December 2013.