The adventures of psychiatric reform in Greece: 1999–2019

Psychiatric care in Greece has a long history of traditional in-patient treatment in large public institutions (the public asylum period), which lasted until 1983. European Economic Community (EEC) intervention in 1984 marked a transitional period (1984–1989) characterised by the beginning of the tr...

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Published in:BJPsych international 2020-05, Vol.17 (2), p.26-28
Main Author: Madianos, Michael G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community
Community mental health services
Health care policy
Health facilities
Health services
Inpatient care
Legislation
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mental health services
Patients
Psychiatric hospitals
Psychiatry
Reforms
Special Paper
Traditional medicine
Transformation
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Summary:Psychiatric care in Greece has a long history of traditional in-patient treatment in large public institutions (the public asylum period), which lasted until 1983. European Economic Community (EEC) intervention in 1984 marked a transitional period (1984–1989) characterised by the beginning of the transformation of the mental healthcare system. The current reform era started in 1999 and has included new mental health law, the closure of six public mental hospitals and the establishment of several sectorised mental health services.
ISSN:2056-4740
2058-6264
DOI:10.1192/bji.2019.30