From Leros asylum to community-based facilities: levels of functioning and quality of live among hostel residents in Greece

The Leros Projects I and II supported the development of 13 community hostels located throughout the Greek mainland, which provide residential care to more than 100 former psychiatric inpatients, mainly from Leros asylum. Evaluates the impact of the resettlement process on the residents' percei...

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Published in:International journal of social psychiatry 1997-07, Vol.43 (2), p.104-115
Main Authors: Zissi, A, Barry, M M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community care
Deinstitutionalized
Greece
Hostels
Mentally ill people
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Summary:The Leros Projects I and II supported the development of 13 community hostels located throughout the Greek mainland, which provide residential care to more than 100 former psychiatric inpatients, mainly from Leros asylum. Evaluates the impact of the resettlement process on the residents' perceived quality of life together with an examination of the residents' psychiatric and behaviourial functioning four years after the move from hospital. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:0020-7640