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Latest project to explore impact of psychiatric deinstitutionalization in South America

Latest project to explore impact of psychiatric deinstitutionalization in South America

A serious latest research project will explore the impact of transformational changes to mental health treatment in South America. Community-based look after individuals with psychosocial disabilities began within the region within the Nineteen Sixties and Seventies, when a minority of individuals were moved from large and isolated psychiatric hospitals to residential alternatives locally. This policy […]

Even in essentially the most depressed county in America, stigma around mental illness persists

Latest project to explore impact of psychiatric deinstitutionalization in South America

Sitting on a bench laughing with a co-worker during a morning smoke break, Debra Orcutt quickly raises her hand when asked if she knows anyone coping with depression. “I’m,” she tells a visitor to the roadside market where she bakes brownies and peanut butter fudge. Orcutt, 63, has used medication to administer her depression for […]