The Basaglia Law. Returning dignity to psychiatric patients: the historical, political and social factors that led to the closure of psychiatric hospitals in Italy in 1978.
Hist Psychiatry
; 35(2): 226-233, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Law no. 180 of 1978, which led to the closure of psychiatric hospitals in Italy, has often been erroneously associated with one man, Franco Basaglia, but the reality is much more complex. Not only were countless people involved in the movement that led to the approval of this law, but we should also take into account the historical, social, and political factors that came into play. The 1970s in Italy were a time of change and political ferment which made this psychiatric revolution possible there and nowhere else in the world.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Politics
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Hospitals, Psychiatric
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Hist Psychiatry
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Reino Unido