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Published in final edited form as: Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2023 May 4;10:E29. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2023.18

Table 5. Barriers to the process of psychiatric deinstitutionalization.

Category Descriptive themes References
1. Planning, leadership, and funding Mental Health Policy: Responsibility/accountability Rose, 1979
Reform fragility: charismatic leadership PAHO, 2008
Reform fragility: Lack of synchronization between bed reduction and development of CBMHSs Freedman & Moran, 1984; Shen & Snowden, 2014
Reform fragility: Unaccountability of failure Freedman & Moran, 1984; Rose, 1979; Rosenheck, 2000
Funding: Continuity of community care McCubbin, 1994; Mechanic & Rochefort, 1990; PAHO, 2008
Funding: Hospital funds not reallocated to CMHS Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; PAHO, 2008
2. Knowledge / Science Conceptual limitations and ambiguities Bennett & Morris, 1983; Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; Freedman & Moran, 1984; Mallik et al., 1998; McCubbin, 1994
Evidence: Lack of evidence on DI processes Shen & Snowden, 2014
Lack of research and innovation on alternatives to institutionalization Bennett & Morris, 1983
3. Power, interests, and influences Irrelevance of Mental Health in the political/policy agenda Mechanic & Rochefort, 1990; PAHO, 2008; Semke, 1999
Market factors fostering re-institutionalization Barton, 1983; Dorwart et al., 1991; Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; Freedman & Moran, 1984; Rose, 1979
Uncoordinated and fragmentary advocacy actions. McCubbin, 1994; Mechanic & Rochefort, 1990; Rosenheck, 2000
Vested interests: Pharmaceutical McCubbin, 1994
4. Services and supports in the community Centralized System Kleiner & Drews, 1992
Patients: Challenging behaviours Allen et al., 2007
Patients: Old Age Barry et al., 2002
Services: Hospital centric models and practices Bennett & Morris, 1983; Kaffman et al., 1996
Early discharge Kleiner & Drews, 1992; Stelovich, 1979
Services: Lack of services and support in the community Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; McCubbin, 1994; Oshima & Kuno, 2006; Weiss, 1990
Housing: Inadequate, insufficient Grabowski et al., 2009; Mechanic & Rochefort, 1990; PAHO, 2008
Dependence on disability benefits and/or pensions Chopra & Herrman, 2011; Freedman & Moran, 1984; Manuel et al., 2012
Patients: Disempowerment / Fatalism Chopra & Herrman, 2011
Insufficient Public Support Manuel et al., 2012
Patients: No money Goering, 1984
Clashing views on DI within the Workforce Kleiner & Drews, 1992; PAHO, 2008
5. Workforce Shortages in general Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; Schmidt, 2000; Shen & Snowden, 2014; WHO, 2014
Shortages of specific professions Ash et al., 2015
Inadequate training Barton, 1983; Mayston et al., 2016; PAHO, 2008; WHO, 2014
Moral concerns and fears Ash et al., 2015; Kleiner & Drews, 1992; PAHO, 2008
Pessimism Aggett & Goldberg, 2005; Cohen, 1983; Kleiner & Drews, 1992
Practices of exclusion Bryant et al., 2004; Chakraborty et al., 2011
Stigma in workforce Barton, 1983; Semke, 1999
Vested interests: Workforce Shen & Snowden, 2014; Swidler & Tauriello, 1995
6. Communities and the public Communities are hostile towards users Aggett & Goldberg, 2005; Bredenberg, 1983; Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; O’Doherty et al., 2016; PAHO, 2008
Communities are ill prepared to integrate users Bredenberg, 1983; Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002
Public acceptance of social control Allen et al., 2007; Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; Swidler & Tauriello, 1995
Stigma & self-stigma Aggett & Goldberg, 2005; Chan & Mak, 2014; Fakhoury & Priebe, 2002; Manuel et al., 2012; Mechanic & Rochefort, 1990; O’Doherty et al., 2016; PAHO, 2008
7. Family / Carers Broken ties between families and services Aggett & Goldberg, 2005
Lack of support and/or unfair expectations towards families Barton, 1983; Yip, 2006; Lavoie et al., 2012; Mechanic & Rochefort, 1990; Oshima & Kuno, 2006
Scepticism and Opposition from families McCubbin, 1994; Oshima & Kuno, 2006