• Mrs_deWinter@feddit.de
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    5 months ago

    Ah okay. So deinstitutionalization in that context was meant to include psychiatric institutions into general hospitals? Because that I can totally get behind.

    Based on the other comments I got the impression that there simply is no inpatient treatment plan for mental health in the US.

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      There used to be huge asylums. Now there are almost none and the few that remain are nearly empty. The big thing is stabilize the patient and setup a plan so they don’t have to come back again. Which usually involves housing, assigned case manager, medication, food stamps etc.