Asylum Years: Back to the Future?

Has the legacy of the asylum era impacted on the thinking that underpins health policy today? Evidence gathered here from a number of people who worked in an asylum 50 years ago suggests that there is considerable inheritance from the institutional times that reinforce current mental health policy and mode of provision.

A influentat mostenirea erei azilului asupra gandirii care sta la baza politicii de sanatate astazi? Dovezile adunate aici de la un numar de oameni care au lucrat intr-un azil cu 50 de ani in urma sugereaza ca exista o mostenire considerabila din vremurile institutionale care consolideaza politica actuala de sanatate mintala si modul de furnizare.