title: Who is responsible for supporting "long-term mentally ill" persons?: reforming mental health practices in Sweden.
abstract: The Swedish Mental Health Reform of 1995 was intended to expand community services, improve inter-organizational co-operation between welfare agencies, and achieve goals of social participation for the mentally ill and disabled. The implementation of the reform was characterized by weak legal steering mechanisms and a strong commitment to transform norms. Time-limited economic incentives at the local level and efforts by enthusiastic key persons were salient traits. The result indicates that community-based services such as supported housing and rehabilitative methods have increased. However, inter-organizational co-operation is still difficult, and traditional norms according to which people with mental health problems are seen as ill rather than disabled remain intact.
authors.affiliation: Umeå University.
authors.forename: Urban
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Markström
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandlund
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
mesh_terms: D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011057:Politics; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors