The reform of the Greek mental health services

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-203

  Karastergiou, Anastasia ^a   Mastrogianni, Anastasia ^a   Georgiadou, Eleni ^a   Kotrotsios, Spiros ^b   Mauratziotou, Kalliopi ^c  

^a Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^b International Association for Mental Health Services   (Greece)

^c Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity   (Greece)

Author keywords

De institutionalization; Leros; Mental health sectors; Mental health services; Psychiatric reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; EUROPE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 20444498701     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500060516     Document Type: Article

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