0 the act of sending someone to live in an institution (= a place such as a hospital):
the unjustified institutionalization of people with disabilities
The pathology of institutionalization has been acknowledged for decades.
1 the process of becoming a permanent or respected part of a society, system, or organization:
Prompt clinical intervention can delay the need for institutionalization.
He had an altercation with the police that led to institutionalization in the Nevada Mental Health Institute.
These patients may require high-level care or institutionalization through their adult years.
What I see happening to him is institutionalization, as opposed to giving him the support he needs for the real world.
the institutionalization of paranoia and conspiracy thinking in the collective mind
The institutionalization of pop and rock drives me crazy. It was supposed to be disposable.
the institutionalization of a more systemic approach to leadership
The link between "institutionalization" and care by health professionals is to some extent a false one in this context.
