Abstract: The law that in 1978 reformed the psychiatric assistance in Italy, the well known "Law 180", represented an historical moment not only respect to the new modalities of the assistance to mentally ill people but also for the cultural and social approach to psychiatric illness. The closure of psychiatric hospitals and the beginning of the process of destigmatization of mental illness were its most relevant and historically significant elements. Despite of this, thirty years after the law and considering modes and results of its utilization, some critical remarks can be made, aiming at a further evolution in the modalities of the assistance to psychiatrically ill people.
The Italian Law "180" thirty years after: from the unmet needs of sick people and families the duty of a critical reflection / Bersani, Giuseppe. - In: ANNALI DELL'ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ. - ISSN 0021-2571. - STAMPA. - 45:(2009), pp. 27-32.
The Italian Law "180" thirty years after: from the unmet needs of sick people and families the duty of a critical reflection.
BERSANI, Giuseppe
2009
Abstract
Abstract: The law that in 1978 reformed the psychiatric assistance in Italy, the well known "Law 180", represented an historical moment not only respect to the new modalities of the assistance to mentally ill people but also for the cultural and social approach to psychiatric illness. The closure of psychiatric hospitals and the beginning of the process of destigmatization of mental illness were its most relevant and historically significant elements. Despite of this, thirty years after the law and considering modes and results of its utilization, some critical remarks can be made, aiming at a further evolution in the modalities of the assistance to psychiatrically ill people.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.