For the future of the Italian Law no. 180/1978 on psychiatric reform

Journal title PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE
Author/s Pietro Pellegrini
Publishing Year 2018 Issue 2018/1
Language Italian Pages 5 P. 115-119 File size 63 KB
DOI 10.3280/PU2018-001011
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On the fortieth anniversary of the Law no. 180/1978 on the Italian psychiatric reform that led to the closing of the Psychiatric Hospitals, the premises for its functioning are recalled: a policy in support of individual and social rights and universal public welfare. The enlargement of individual rights and at the same time the economic compatibility of social rights has created a contradictory condition and a growth of social exclusion. Mental health services seek to implement inclusion in communities where the social pact has changed. Therefore it is necessary to re-read the rules on the voluntary/obligatory nature of treatment, social danger, practice and organization of services, maintaining a universalistic approach. In 2015 also the Judicial Psychiatric Hospitals were closed.

Keywords: Italian Law no. 180/178; Psychiatric reform in Italy; Citizenship rights; Abandonment, Psychiatric services

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Pietro Pellegrini, Dibattiti. Per il futuro della Legge 180 in "PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE" 1/2018, pp 115-119, DOI: 10.3280/PU2018-001011