[Closure of psychiatric hospitals and major regional disparities in Italy].

The history of psychiatry in Italy is rooted in the 1960s movement illustrated by the transformation of the Gorizia psychiatric hospital led by Franco Basaglia. The new law, referred to as the "law 180", which resulted from the movement, removed the concept of dangerousness and set out the modes of admission in the psychiatric sector. Today, the health system is based around the mental healthcare department and centre, responsible for the organisation of community care.