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Institutionalization
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Definition
: 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.
coord IM with type of institution (IM) if pertinent; institutionalization of mentally ill: consider also COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL
See Also
Child, Institutionalized
;
Deinstitutionalization
;
Hospitalization
Examples
Deinstitutionalization
Other names
Persons, Institutionalized; Person, Institutionalized; Institutionalized Person; Institutionalizations; Institutionalized Persons