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Trends and developments in public psychiatry in France since 1975[Note 1. This paper was read in a preliminary version at ...]
Author(s) -
Provost Dominique,
Bauer Andrée
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.1040s2063.x
Subject(s) - legislation , mental health , commission , christian ministry , social psychiatry , psychiatry , perspective (graphical) , mental health care , public health , state (computer science) , child and adolescent psychiatry , work (physics) , object (grammar) , health care , political science , forensic psychiatry , psychology , medicine , law , nursing , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science
Objective: The authors present an account of the current state of sectorization in France and its development over the last decade. Method: The paper is based on statistics collected by the French Health Ministry and on relevant laws and regulations. Comments by patients, families and professionals are presented. Results: The supply of mental health care is usually satisfactory, and there is a tendency for in‐patient units to be converted into day hospitals. There is a large disparity between regions, especially in child and adolescent psychiatry. The 1838 law governing compulsory admissions was revised in 1990, and this revision was the object of a commission of inquiry in 1995. Psychiatric units work on the borders between health and social services and are forging new links between the two. Conclusion: Psychiatric care requires an integrated health and social perspective. In the field of mental health legislation European recommendations are called for.