Franco Basaglia
PersonItalian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980)
Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist, neurologist, professor, and disability advocate who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, figurehead and founder of Democratic Psychiatry, architect, and principal proponent of Law 180, which abolished mental hospitals in Italy. He is considered to be the most influential Italian psychiatrist of the 20th century.
| Born | 1924-03-11 |
| Died | 1980-08-29 |
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