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Reform of the mental healthcare system in Greece, 1984–2006

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michael G. Madianos  and
George N. Christodoulou
Michael G. Madianos
Affiliation:
University of Athens, Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, 42 Davaki Pindou str., 15773 Athens, Greece, email madianos@nurs.uoa.gr
George N. Christodoulou
Affiliation:
Hellenic Psychiatric Association and Hellenic Centre for Mental Health and Research, 11 Papadiamantopoulou str., 11528 Athens, Greece, email gchristodoulou@ath.forthnet.gr
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Greece joined the European Community in 1981 and, 3 years later, the Commission of the European Communities provided financial and technical assistance under EEC Regulation 815/84 for the modernisation of the Greek mental healthcare system, with an emphasis on decentralisation and the development of community-based services, as well as the deinstitutionalisation of long-stay patients and improvement of conditions in public mental hospitals.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 16 - 19
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