mental institution

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He escaped from a mental institution, settled in Southern California, and began falsely claiming that he was a rabbi, a doctor and Albert Einstein’s nephew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Dot does that many times over throughout the season, even slipping free of the mental institution where Lorraine tries to have her committed against her will.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2024

Brought up on the grounds of a mental institution where her psychiatrist father was assistant superintendent, Smith grew up accepting eccentricity in herself as well as in her surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

If the jury had found Schabusiness was mentally ill, she would be sent to a mental institution instead of prison.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

It was the kind used in every mental institution in every movie and television show ever.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram