The Italian psychiatric reform: A 20-year perspective

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 197-214

  De Girolamo, Giovanni ^a   Cozza, Massimo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Italian Institute of Social Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ITALY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0034621245     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(00)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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