deinstitutionalized

deinstitutionalized
deinstitutionalize (Amer.) v. discharge a person (such as a mental patient) from institutional care (such as a hospital, asylum etc.) for placement in the community; reform or modify an institution as to remove its stigma (also deinstitutionalise)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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