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Franco Basaglia

Italian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980) · Italy · Academics · Died at 56

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Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist, neurologist, professor, and disability advocate who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, figurehead and founder of Democratic Psychiatry, architect, and principal proponent of Law 180, which abolished mental hospitals in Italy.

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Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist, neurologist, professor, and disability advocate who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, figurehead and founder of Democratic Psychiatry, architect, and principal proponent of Law 180, which abolished mental hospitals in Italy. He is considered to be the most influential Italian psychiatrist of the 20th century.

Country
Italy
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1980 · aged 56

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