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Towards an implementation of the Italian model of community psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Andrea Pergami
Andrea Pergami*
Affiliation:
Italian National Institute of Health Research Fellow, Academic Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, Westminster Hospital, 6th Floor, Prince of Wales Ward, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AP
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The Italian Reform Act (Law 180) has been considered one of the most revolutionary Mental Health Acts in Western countries and has been the subject of considerable attention since its promulgation in May 1978. Interest in the Italian model of community psychiatry has been reflected in the number of articles, special supplements and letters, published in noteworthy European and American journals. However, for a better understanding of the meaning of Law 180 (now part of Law 833 concerning general health measures) the political and sociocultural climate surrounding the enactment of the Italian Mental Health Act should be considered.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , February 1992 , pp. 90 - 92
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992

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Tansella, M. & Williams, P. (1987) The Italian experience and its implications. Psychological Medicine, 17, 283–289.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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