title: Deinstitutionalization in Europe: two recent examples from Germany and Hungary.
abstract: Deinstitutionalization has made possible the development of modern community psychiatric services, however radical decrease in the number of hospital beds may result in a reduction in the overall standard of psychiatric care and disruptions in service delivery. The authors present an example of deinstitutionalisation in Hungary, which led to serious difficulties in the provision of healthcare in the field of psychiatry, contrasted with a case from Germany serving as an example of an alternative solution.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis University, Ullöi street 26. HUN-1085 Budapest, Hungary. strat_foig@rekhiv.sote.hu
authors.forename: Gusztáv
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stubnya
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: Claas-Hinrich
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lammers
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rihmer
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bitter
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006271:Health Facility Closure / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000639:trends; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends