First of all, as the Commissioner highlighted in her report, the main objective in examining the material conditions in psychiatric institutions is to ensure that the conditions of respect for human dignity and for the treatment of mentally ill patients are met. Therefore, the conditions in places where mentally ill people live should contribute to creating a therapeutic environment in which inhuman or degrading treatment do not occur. She pointed out that the quality of the services provided should not rely on the efforts of the staff alone but should be directly linked to the financial resources that the State decides to allocate. For this reason, the State should ensure a dignified and therapeutic environment for people hospitalised in psychiatric institutions at all times, even in times of state budget cuts. A total of 15 persons were hospitalised on the day of the visit eight women and 7 men. The official total capacity of the clinic is 20 people. The visit revealed that, although the patient wards were generally in a good condition, thus complying with the international standards, nevertheless, the wardrobes for the patients’ personal belongings were only just a few, many of which were broken. Furthermore, the visit revealed that the sanitary areas, 4 in total (two toilets for men, two toilets for women and two showers per gender), were far away from the patient wards thus making it difficult, as the nurses reported, for people with disabilities to use them, especially at night. In addition, the use of the toilets and showers by people with disabilities is difficult due to their construction, and despite the efforts made to enable people with disabilities to use them by 25