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Acta Psychiatr Belg. 1978 Jan-Feb;78(1):7-18.
Till 1970, most psychiatric patients were "treated" in legally closeed wards. The nursing and medical personnel were scarce. A fundamental change is now slowly taking place. From a legal point of view, many patients forcedly admitted are no longer under this legal status. From a hospital point of view, new standards have been enforced concerning medical and paramedical personnel, architecture and function. Another fact: in 1972 the closed psychiatric institutes were at last regarded as hospitals. Paralleling these changes, an effort is being made to create mental health services outside of the hospital. All of these modifications should allow the setting up of a curative and preventive psychiatry. The therapeutic function of the hospital should replace the residential function of the psychiatric hospitals.
直到1970年，大多数精神科患者都在法律规定的封闭病房中接受“治疗”。护理和医疗人员匮乏。如今，一场根本性的变革正在缓慢发生。从法律角度来看，许多被强制收治的患者不再处于这种法律地位。从医院的角度来看，在医疗和辅助医疗人员、建筑和功能方面已经实施了新的标准。另一个事实是：1972年，封闭式精神病院终于被视为医院。与这些变化并行的是，人们正在努力在医院之外建立心理健康服务。所有这些变革都应有助于建立起治疗性和预防性的精神病学。医院的治疗功能应取代精神病院的居住功能。
