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Deinstitutionalization cannot improve the quality of life of chronic mental patients unless mental health services meet important needs, from basic subsistence to psychiatric treatment and a regimen of activities. When properly organized, services can also encourage social support, a sense of mastery, self‐esteem, coping skills, and incentives for treatment.
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