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The Impact of Architectural Psychology on the Interior Design of Psychiatric Hospitals

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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The World Health Organization (Who) defines mental health as a state of physical, psychological and social comfort for the human being and not just the absence of the disease, and there is a growing need to study the spaces of psychiatric hospitals, but from the perspective of the comprehensive concept of correct architecture resulting from the use of environmental psychology and Architect when starting to design buildings and spaces so as to keep up with the requirements of the times such as the negative effects of digital technology, communication technology and industry on human beings
Hence the idea of this research, which includes the study of the internal space of the psychiatric hospital by architectural psychology where the void with all its elements and components can affect the positive or negative on the patients
PROBLEM STATEMENT
The interior design method of mental health hospital spaces, especially therapeutic residence spaces in Egypt, is a traditional method that lacks the use of modern scientific methods.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Upgrading the design level and performance of the vacuum thus, the level of health care in the psychiatric hospital by applying the foundations of architectural psychology when designing the interior of the therapeutic residence spaces.
5. HYPOTHESIS AND METHODOLOGIES
The use of the foundations of architectural psychology in the design of psychiatric hospital spaces leads to the right and healthy voids .

DOI

10.21608/jdsaa.2021.29937.1043

Keywords

Mental health, Architectural Psychology, Psychotherapy Hospitals

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Naglaa

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El Shamy

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6October University

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naglaa.ezzat.art@o6u.edu.eg

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Giza

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2

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1

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20091

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2021-01-01

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2020-05-11

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2021-01-01

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41

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59

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2682-2148

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2682-2156

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1,144

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Journal of Design Sciences and Applied Arts

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The Impact of Architectural Psychology on the Interior Design of Psychiatric Hospitals

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22 Jan 2023