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The Provision of Psychiatric Care in Romania – Need for Change or Change of Needs?

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences

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Title The Provision of Psychiatric Care in Romania – Need for Change or Change of Needs?
 
Creator JUNJAN, Veronica; Assistant professor, School of Management & Governance, Department of Social Risks and Safety Studies, University of Twente, The Netherlands
MICLUŢIA, Ioana; Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy
‘’Iuliu Haţieganu’’ Cluj-Napoca
POPESCU, Codruța; MD, Ph.D., University of Medicine and Pharmacy
‘’Iuliu Haţieganu’’ Cluj-Napoca
CIUMĂGEANU, Mugur; MD, Ph.D., Romanian Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapy
SFETCU, Raluca; Ph.D. student in Psychology, Babeş-Bolyai University
GHENEA, Dan; MD, psychiatrist, Medicover, Bucharest
 
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Description The reform of the mental health systemin Europe takes place under the umbrella ofdeinstitutionalization, development of alternativecommunity services, integration of health servicesand integration with social services (Beckerand Vázquez-Barquero, 2001). Current articlediscusses the reform of the mental health systemin Romania by using the results of two studies.The goal was to draw an overview of the reformprocesses in Romania in the last few years byanalysing in parallel the actual status of mentalhealth inpatient and community services. One studywas conducted in 2007-2008 where a diagnosis ofpsychiatric hospitals and psychiatric inpatient unitsin general hospitals took place. The second studyconducted in 2006 addressed the developmentof community mental health services. The resultsshow that developing a strategic approach forchange at system level is most urgently needed.This should be characterised by a clear vision atdecision making level, by coupling of responsibilitiesfor reform with the resources needed to conductchange, and by cooperation among the involvedinstitutional stakeholders.
 
Publisher Babes Bolyai University
 
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Date 2009-06-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/206
 
Source Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences; 2009: Issue No. 26 E/June; 81-93
1842-2845
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://rtsa.ro/tras/index.php/tras/article/view/206/202
 
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