deinstitutionalization


de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion

(dē'in-sti-tū'shŭn-ăl-i-zā'shŭn), The discharge of institutionalized patients from a mental hospital into treatment programs in halfway houses and other community-based programs.

de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion

(dē-in'sti-tū'shŭn-ăl-ī-zā'shŭn) The discharge of institutionalized patients from a mental hospital into treatment programs in halfway houses and other community-based programs.

deinstitutionalization

(dē-ĭn″stĭ-tū″shŭn-ăl-ĭ-zā′shŭn) The placement of hospitalized psychiatric patients in the community in halfway houses, community mental health centers, residential hotels, group homes, or boarding houses.