VERB
將(病人、精神病患者、老人等)送往社會收容機構
If someone such as a sick, mentally ill, or old person is institutionalized, they are sent to stay in a special hospital or home, usually for a long period.
例句
She became seriously ill and had to be institutionalized for a lengthy period.
她病得很重，必須在醫院住很長一段時間。
She saw herself as a failure and had been institutionalized once for depression.
她認為自己是個失敗者,曾有一次因患抑郁癥被送往精神病院治療。