Franco Basaglia
Italian psychiatrist (1924–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franco Basaglia (Italian: [ˈfraŋko baˈzaʎʎa]; 11 March 1924 – 29 August 1980) was an Italian psychiatrist,[1][2] neurologist,[3]: 32 and professor,[4]: 123 [5]: 183 who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health,[1][6] Italian psychiatry reformer,[7]: 213 figurehead and founder of Democratic Psychiatry,[8]: 165 [9]: 126 architect,[10]: 8 and principal proponent of Law 180,[11]: 70 which abolished mental hospitals in Italy. He is considered to be the most influential Italian psychiatrist of the 20th century.[2]
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Franco Basaglia | |
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Born | (1924-03-11)11 March 1924 |
Died | 29 August 1980(1980-08-29) (aged 56) San Polo, Venice, Italy |
Alma mater | University of Padua |
Known for | Creating Democratic Psychiatry and Basaglia Law, initiating Italian psychiatric reform |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatry |
Institutions | University of Padua, University of Parma, mental hospitals in Padua, Gorizia, Parma, Trieste, Arezzo, mental service in Lazio |
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