[Intermediate structure in psychiatry. A 1-year-experience (1984) in the Solaro therapeutic community]

In the intricate net of the problems concerning the new organization of Psychiatric Services after the 180 Act, intermediate structures can be considered the most important moments of analysis and verification. The authors speak of their experiences of one year--1984--carried out in the therapeutic community called "Solaro". They concentrate their attention on the typology of the patients, on the therapeutic possibilities, on the organization strategies; all this, to have the opportunity of suggesting a well founded method of work, aiming at valid results.