LE METAMORFOSI DELLA POLITICA DI SALUTE MENTALE ITALIANA (1978-2013)/METAMORPHOSIS IN ITALIAN POLICIES OF MENTAL CARE (1978-2013)

Abstract

The Italian reform law of 1978 is part of a “metamorphosis” which involves western countries’ mental health policies after the Second World War. That is, the questioning of Mental Hospital such place of takes care from people with mental health disorders, which is the basis of Asylums’ birth in 19th century. But in Italy, with the reform law, we have a paradigm shift in psychiatry health care in relation to this confinement paradigm, that had dominated the relationship from mental illness and modern society. The aim of this paper is to analyze the implementation of Italian’s Mental Health policies and the evolution of the politics of psychiatry after the closure of Mental Hospitals.

Keywords:
Mental Health Policies; Deinstitutionalization; Law n. 180.