Transferring the primary focus of treatment for patients suffering from extreme and chronic mental disorders from the hospital to the community is the primary focus of ______________________.

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Deinstitutionalization refers to the policy of moving severely mentally ill patients out of large state institutions and then closing part or all of those institutions; it aims to treat those patients in their communities and in smaller, more localized facilities.

Transferring the Primary Focus of Treatment for Patients Suffering from Extreme