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Institutionalization MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Institutionalization
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.415
N02.421.585.415
Unique ID
D007326
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007326
Annotation
coord IM with type of institution (IM) if pertinent; institutionalization of mentally ill: consider also Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
Scope Note
The caring for individuals in institutions and their adaptation to routines characteristic of the institutional environment, and/or their loss of adaptation to life outside the institution.
Entry Term(s)
Institutionalized Persons
See Also
Child, Institutionalized
Deinstitutionalization
Hospitalization
Public MeSH Note
79
History Note
79
Date Established
1979/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/08/09
Institutionalization Preferred
Institutionalized Persons Related
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