Day Programs in Italy for Persons with Severe Mental Illness

Translation © 2002 M.E. Sharpe, Inc., from the original Italian. Translated by Stephen Naron. The authors are affiliated with the Coordinamento Nazionale Centri Diurni in Psichiatria. Dr. Maone's address is: Department of Mental Health, ASL Roma/ A, via Sabrata, 12, 00198 Rome, Italy. E-mail: maone@tin.it. This study was encouraged and made possible by the invaluable contribution of members of the Executive Committee for the National Coordination of Psychiatric Day Centers, in the persons of President Giorgio De Isabella, Past President Angelo Cocchi, Vice President Rolando Paterniti, and Secretary Bruno Gentile. Other indispensable contributions were made by the Regional Consultants Patrizia De Rosa and Anselmo Palma (Piemonte), Emanuela Cafiso (Lombardia), Daniela Pisani (Canton Ticino), Daniela Pietropaoli (Liguria), Franco Giubilini (Emilia Romagna), Mario Pettinelli (Marche), Nubia Gomez and Giovanna Le Divelec (Toscana), Paola Carozza and Gianni Carusi (Abruzzo), Rosa Convertini (Puglia), Giuseppe D'Aquino (Campania), Antonio Virzi (Sicilia), Sandro Tagliamonte (Calabria), and the staff at the Borromeo Day Center in Rome. Our particular thanks go to Giovanni de Girolamo for his support and invaluable suggestions.