True change or return to the past? The evolution of psychiatric care in Italy

True change or return to the past? The evolution of psychiatric care in Italy

Authors

  • Liliana Lorettu a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:105:"Dipartimento di Scienze mediche,Chirurgiche e Sperimentali-Università degli Studi di Sassari-AOU Sassari";}

Keywords:

mental health system, community care, psychiatric reform, Italy, Reform law 180, Mental health,

Abstract

The psychiatric care in Italy has undergone radical changes over time, passing from a custodialist form, that of the 1904 law, to a community psychiatric care suggested by the law 180. However, in recent years there has been a further change in which old formulas of custodialism and control of the mentally ill are re-proposed.

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Published

01-08-2019

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Letter to Editor: History of Medicine

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Lorettu L. True change or return to the past? The evolution of psychiatric care in Italy. Med Histor [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 10];3(2):86-7. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/MedHistor/article/view/8693