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Evolution of Mental Health and Addiction Care Systems in Europe

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In all European countries there are institutions for mental health care and addiction treatment. The way in which they have developed, however, is different in each country. In addition, institutions for mental health care and substance abuse treatment have evolved mostly independently of each other. This hinders an integrated treatment for people with both addiction and other mental disorders.

This chapter gives an overview of the health-care systems in Europe in this area. Furthermore, a description of the European institutions that develop policies on this subject and monitor the developments in the various countries will be provided.

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  1. High School Leiden, GGZ inGeest/VUmc, Haarlem, The Netherlands

    Jaap van der Stel

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  1. Collaborative Psychiatric Research Institute, Antwerp University PC Alexian Brothers Boechout, Boechout, Belgium

    Geert Dom

  2. Clinical Psychological Service and Department, University Hospital of Psychiatry & University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Franz Moggi

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van der Stel, J. (2015). Evolution of Mental Health and Addiction Care Systems in Europe. In: Dom, G., Moggi, F. (eds) Co-occurring Addictive and Psychiatric Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45375-5_2

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