Deinstitutionalization

"Deinstitutionalization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The practice of caring for individuals in the community, rather than in an institutional environment with resultant effects on the individual, the individual's family, the community, and the health care system.

Descriptor ID	D003688
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.415.280 N02.421.585.415.280
Concept/Terms	Deinstitutionalization Deinstitutionalization Deinstitutionalized Persons Deinstitutionalized Persons Deinstitutionalized Person Person, Deinstitutionalized Persons, Deinstitutionalized

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Deinstitutionalization".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Institutionalization [E02.760.415]
Deinstitutionalization [E02.760.415.280]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Institutionalization [N02.421.585.415]
Deinstitutionalization [N02.421.585.415.280]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Deinstitutionalization".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Deinstitutionalization".

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