Mental health care reforms in Britain and Italy since 1950: a cross-national comparative study.
This paper discusses a cross-national comparative study, which compares the implementation and geographical outcomes of mental health reforms in Britain and Italy since 1950. Working within a cross-national framework, the research adopts a sensitivity to the role of place by exploring the social and spatial restructuring of mental health care service provision in two localities - Sheffield and Verona. By focusing upon the local experiences of mental health care reform, the research strives to gain a clearer understanding of why local geographies of mental health care provision appear to vary across space, both within national boundaries and across them.
Mental Health Programme, The Royal College of Nursing Institute, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK.
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D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D006113:United Kingdom