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institutionaliseret

Institutionaliseret is a Danish adjective describing a person or thing that has been placed in an institution or governed by institutional routines. In social and medical contexts, it is most often applied to people who have spent extended periods in institutions such as hospitals, psychiatric facilities, long-term care homes, or reform schools, thereby acquiring a degree of dependence on institutional structures and routines. The term is used to describe both the process of becoming institutionalized and the state of being institutionalized.

Historically, many societies practiced long-term confinement; in psychiatry, institutionalization has been linked to reduced autonomy and

From the late 20th century, there has been a policy shift toward deinstitutionalization—moving people from large

It can carry a neutral or sociological emphasis on environmental effects, but may also imply stigma or

social
skills
due
to
the
regimented
environment.
In
child
welfare
and
juvenile
justice,
a
child
raised
in
institutional
settings
may
be
described
as
institutionaliseret,
which
has
influenced
debates
on
family-based
care
and
deinstitutionalization.
institutions
to
community-based
services
and
family
or
foster
settings.
The
term
remains
in
use
to
discuss
the
lasting
effects
of
institutional
care,
positive
and
negative,
and
to
analyze
the
effectiveness
of
community
supports.
questions
about
autonomy
and
rights,
reflecting
ongoing
tensions
between
protection
and
independence.