title: Italian community psychiatry in practice: description and comparison of three regional systems.
abstract: The psychiatric reform in 1978 assigned the regions the task of implementing community mental health (MH) services; 30 years on in Italy, there are as many MH systems as there are Italian regions and all completely differentiated. Three Italian regions (Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, and Campania) in different geographic areas are here chosen as representing three different models of community care implementation as well as certain similarities and differences at a regional level. For each region, the article focuses on MH policy, financing, the network of community health facilities, service provision, MH staff, and the information system.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Mental Health, Lecco Hospital, Lecco, Italy; †Department of Mental Health and Drug Addictions, AUSL Modena, Modena, Italy; ‡Department of Mental Health, ASL Salerno, Salerno, Italy; and §Department of Mental Health and Drug Addictions, AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lora
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Starace
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Di Munzio
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fioritti
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003158:Community Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D007558:Italy; D009111:Local Government; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards