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.
Jones
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Mental Health Programme, The Royal College of Nursing Institute, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK.
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