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What is deinstitutionalization?

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definition: The discharge of a long term inmate from an institution such as a mental hospital or prison.

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In sociology, it is a movement that advocates the transfer of mentally disabled people from public or private institutions, such as psychiatric hospitals, back to their families or into community-based homes.

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Deinstitutionalization is the process of replacing long-psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability
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