Therapeutic space design: planning an inpatient children's unit.
The physical space of a treatment facility is conceptualized as therapeutic, in that it can facilitate and support clinical goals. A method for translating clinical concepts into architectural and interior design plans is described, and the environmental planning of a 12-bed psychiatric unit for latency-age children is set forth in detail.
D001108:Architecture; D002648:Child; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008884:Milieu Therapy; D012449:Safety