Closing state mental hospitals in Massachusetts: policy, process, and impact

Int J Law Psychiatry. 1997 Spring;20(2):199-217. doi: 10.1016/s0160-2527(96)00018-0.
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Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Attitude
  • Deinstitutionalization* / history
  • Female
  • Health Facility Closure*
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric / history
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Massachusetts
  • Mental Disorders / rehabilitation
  • Middle Aged
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care