Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Has deinstitutionalization gone too far?

P Munk-Jørgensen1

  • 1Department of Psychiatric Demography, Institute for Basic Psychiatric Research, Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, Risskov, Denmark. pmj@psykiatri.aaa.dk

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
|August 5, 1999
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Clinical insight among persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated with amisulpride, aripiprazole or olanzapine: a semi-randomised trial.

BMC psychiatry·2023
Same author

Widowhood and mortality: a Danish nationwide register-based cohort study.

Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences·2020
Same author

Aksel Brockhusen Bertelsen *25 July 1936 †9 October 2019.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2020
Same author

When does shared decision making is adopted in psychiatric clinical practice? Results from a European multicentric study.

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience·2019
Same author

Erratum.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica·2018
Same author

Are assisted reproduction technologies associated with categorical or dimensional aspects of psychopathology in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood? Results from a Danish prospective nationwide cohort study.

European child & adolescent psychiatry·2017
Same journal

Abnormal emotional intensity processing in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: evidence from event-related potentials.

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience·2026
Same journal

The role of attention in perceptual biases in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and healthy controls.

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Effects of quetiapine on cognitive functioning in schizophrenia: evidence for the remyelination hypothesis?

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Effects of xanomeline-trospium on the gut-lung microbiota axis and susceptibility to LPS-induced acute lung injury in male and female mice.

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Association of the red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio with incident depression and depressive symptom trajectories in older adults.

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Major depressive disorder-alcohol use disorder comorbidity: diagnosis, mechanisms and treatment.

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience·2026
See all related articles

Deinstitutionalized psychiatry has led to negative outcomes, including increased suicide rates and criminal behavior among mentally disordered individuals. Improved psychiatric services and tailored treatment models are crucial for effective community integration.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Services Research

Background:

  • Modern social psychiatry emphasizes community integration over institutionalization for mentally disordered individuals.
  • Deinstitutionalization has benefited many, but often a gap exists between hospital closures and decentralized service development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document negative indicators associated with the deinstitutionalization process in psychiatric care.
  • To highlight the need for improved psychiatric services and treatment models.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the nationwide Danish Psychiatric Case Register.
  • Examination of trends in mortality, criminal behavior, coercive activities, bed occupancy, admission rates, and readmission rates.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • A 100% increase in suicide mortality rates for non-organic psychotic patients.
  • An annual 6.7% increase in the number of criminal mentally disordered individuals.
  • Significant increases in coercive activities, bed occupancy, and acute admission rates.
  • No reduction in 1-year readmission rates for first-time diagnosed schizophrenics.

Conclusions:

  • The implementation of deinstitutionalization has revealed significant negative consequences.
  • There is an urgent need to increase psychiatric service capacity and adapt treatment models to address these issues.
  • Effective social psychiatric rehabilitation requires enhanced resources and patient-centered approaches.