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Kleppur or Kleppsspítali is an Icelandic 
At the time of the hospital's founding, mental illness was a big issue. Mentally ill individuals were commonly mistreated and their quality of living was worse than that of healthy people. The year 1901, a census was done to count the number of mentally ill individuals in the country. The census found 133 mentally ill individuals, 124 of which lived in rural areas.
The hospital changed a lot, although it could not take in everyone that needed it, as the Director of Health at that time told Alþingi.
The hospital's methods of operation have changed drastically of the years with the introduction of new and improved therapeutics. Today, Kleppur's operations mainly consist of rehabilitation and various treatments for people with mental health problems, such as
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-1.jpg, Kleppur, main building, taken from the garden.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-3.jpg, Kleppur, northern annex.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-5.jpg, Kleppur, the old doctor's living quarters.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-6.jpg, Kleppur, main building.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-7.jpg, Kleppur, offices, and reception in the foreground, main building in the background.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-8.jpg, Kleppur, residential house that is on the land.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-9.jpg, Kleppur, one of the residential houses on the land.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-10.jpg, Kleppur, auditorium.
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-LSH-Kleppsspitali-11.jpg, Kleppur, painting workshop.
psychiatric hospital
A psychiatric hospital, also known as a mental health hospital, a behavioral health hospital, or an asylum is a specialized medical facility that focuses on the treatment of severe Mental disorder, mental disorders. These institutions cater t ...
that is operated by The National University Hospital of Iceland.
The first laws concerning Kleppur were nr. 33/1905, accepted by Christian IX
Christian IX (8 April 181829 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 15 November 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently List of dukes of Schleswig, Duke of Schleswig, List of dukes of Holstein, Holstein and Saxe-Laue ...
on 20 October. The institution was opened in 1907, originally housing 50 patients. Kleppur was the first medical institution that was constructed and ran completely on public funds. The institution's administration consisted of the Icelandic Director of Health and individuals appointed by the Icelandic government.
At the time of the hospital's founding, mental illness was a big issue. Mentally ill individuals were commonly mistreated and their quality of living was worse than that of healthy people. The year 1901, a census was done to count the number of mentally ill individuals in the country. The census found 133 mentally ill individuals, 124 of which lived in rural areas.
The hospital changed a lot, although it could not take in everyone that needed it, as the Director of Health at that time told Alþingi.
The hospital's methods of operation have changed drastically of the years with the introduction of new and improved therapeutics. Today, Kleppur's operations mainly consist of rehabilitation and various treatments for people with mental health problems, such as schizophrenia
Schizophrenia () is a mental disorder characterized variously by hallucinations (typically, Auditory hallucination#Schizophrenia, hearing voices), delusions, thought disorder, disorganized thinking and behavior, and Reduced affect display, f ...
, bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD), previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of Depression (mood), depression and periods of abnormally elevated Mood (psychology), mood that each last from days to weeks, and in ...
, anxiety
Anxiety is an emotion characterised by an unpleasant state of inner wikt:turmoil, turmoil and includes feelings of dread over Anticipation, anticipated events. Anxiety is different from fear in that fear is defined as the emotional response ...
, depression and addiction
Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use can ...
. Kleppur now has a polyclinic
A polyclinic (where ''poly'' means "many"; not to be confused with the homonym policlinic, where ''poli'' means "city" and which is sometimes used for a hospital's outpatient department) is a clinic or health care facility that provides both g ...
, one psychiatric rehabilitation ward, a security ward, and a forensic unit. A rehabilitation center adjacent to the hospital is in use for patents and outpatients.
Gallery
The pictures are of the hospital's building, taken in March 2006.Sources
* * * * * * * * Stjórnartíðindi A, 1905-1907, bls. 212. * Alþingistíðindi B, 1905, bls. 1125-1144. * Alþingistíðindi B, 1907, bls. 2683. {{Authority control Psychiatric hospitals in Iceland