Professional paper

DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION IN EUROPE: TWO RECENT EXAMPLES FROM GERMANY AND HUNGARY

Gusztáv Stubnya ; Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Zoltán Nagy ; Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine Cardiology Centre, Budapest,Hungary
Claas-Hinrich Lammers ; Asklepios Klinik Nord, Hamburg, Germany
Zoltán Rihmer ; Department of Clinical and Theoretical Mental Health, Semmelweis Univeristy, Faculty of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
István Bitter ; Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

Deinstitutionalization has made possible the development of modern community psychiatric services, however radical decrease
in the number of hospital beds may result in a reduction in the overall standard of psychiatric care and disruptions in service
delivery. The authors present an example of deinstitutionalisation in Hungary, which led to serious difficulties in the provision of
healthcare in the field of psychiatry, contrasted with a case from Germany serving as an example of an alternative solution.

Keywords

deinstitutionalisation; psychiatry; Hungary; Germany

Hrčak ID:

76354

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76354

Publication date:

29.10.2010.

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