Deinstitutionalization

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_policy
mental health reform
gptkbp:beganIn mid-20th century
gptkbp:criticizedFor inadequate community resources
transinstitutionalization
fragmented care
gptkbp:effect homelessness
closure of mental hospitals
incarceration of mentally ill
increase in community care
gptkbp:goal improve quality of life
reduce institutional population
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deinstitutionalization
gptkbp:notableDriver gptkb:activist
public awareness
cost concerns
psychotropic medications
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:opposedBy families of patients
some medical professionals
gptkbp:relatedConcept psychiatric reform
transinstitutionalization
community mental health
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983_(UK)
Community Mental Health Act (1963)
gptkbp:relatedTo mental health services
psychiatric hospitals
community-based care
gptkbp:supportedBy civil rights groups
mental health advocates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Independent_Living_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7