deinstitutionalization
noun
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion
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Definition of deinstitutionalization
1
: the release of institutionalized individuals from institutional care (as in a psychiatric hospital) to care in the community
2
: the reform or modification of an institution to remove or disguise its institutional character
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Other Words from deinstitutionalization
deinstitutionalize
\ (ˌ)dē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈtü-shə-nə-ˌlīz
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transitive verb
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transitive verb
Examples of deinstitutionalization in a Sentence
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The mass deinstitutionalization that came in its wake was the goal of the policy. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Yes, the U.S. Has a Mental-Health Problem," 6 Aug. 2019 Our collective experience with the fruits of deinstitutionalization should disabuse us of their approach. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Against Oregon Public Schools’ ‘Mental-Health Days’," 24 July 2019 Mental-health experts point to deinstitutionalization - a national trend since the 1950s to shift psychiatric services out of hospitals and into community settings - as a driver behind the current crisis. — Nathaniel Morris, chicagotribune.com, "Even suicidal patients are put on the ER wait list," 23 May 2018 Mental-health experts point to deinstitutionalization — a national trend since the 1950s to shift psychiatric services out of hospitals and into community settings — as a driver behind the current crisis. — Nathaniel Morris, Washington Post, "Suicidal? Be prepared to wait for care.," 19 May 2018 In the late 20th century, public mental institutions were shuttered nationwide amid a deinstitutionalization wave. — Caitlin Mccabe, Philly.com, "Once a controversial insane asylum, Chester County's Embreeville now the center of an open-space feud," 30 Mar. 2018 In the 1950s, a deinstitutionalization movement began with the introduction of new psychoactive medications. — Janet Golden, Philly.com, "Prisons and jails are not a mental health system," 2 Apr. 2018 The organization was founded as Greater Lynn Mental Health in 1958 as a child guidance center and began opening residential programs in the 1970s during the deinstitutionalization movement. — Julia Preszler, BostonGlobe.com, "A job shadow day, Bridgewell’s 60th anniversary, and a senior smiles program," 30 Mar. 2018 Both trace to the shortcomings of deinstitutionalization, the national movement that aimed to close large public facilities and provide care through community settings. — Christina Jewett, CNN, "Families of young people with autism struggle with mental health needs," 23 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deinstitutionalization.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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deinstitutionalization
noun
de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·iza·tion
| \ (ˌ)dē-ˌin(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üsh-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌt(y)ü-shən-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-
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Medical Definition of deinstitutionalization
: the release of institutionalized individuals from institutional care (as in a psychiatric hospital) to care in the community
Other Words from deinstitutionalization
deinstitutionalize
\ -ˈt(y)üsh-nə-ˌlīz, -ˈt(y)ü-shən-ᵊl-ˌīz
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transitive verb
deinstitutionalized;
deinstitutionalizing
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transitive verb
deinstitutionalized;
deinstitutionalizing