Deinstitutionalisation
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title:
Deinstitutionalisation
text:
Deinstitutionalisation is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability. In the late 20th century, it led to the closure of many psychiatric hospitals, as patients were increasingly cared for at home, in halfway houses, group homes, and clinics, in regular hospitals, or not at all. Deinstitutionalisation works in two ways. The first focuses on reducing the populat
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Replacement of psychiatric hospitals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinstitutionalisation
date created:
2006-05-24T06:54:11Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T19:34:12Z
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