The changing role of the state psychiatric hospital.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 28(3): 676-84, 2009.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19414875
ABSTRACT
State hospitals were once the most prominent components of U.S. public mental health systems. But a major focus of mental health policy over the past fifty years has been to close these facilities. These efforts led to a 95 percent reduction in the country's state hospital population. However, more than 200 state hospitals remain open, serving a declining but challenging patient population. Using national and state-level data, this paper discusses the contemporary public mental hospital, the forces shaping its use, the challenges it faces, and its possible future role in the larger mental health system.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Reforma dos Serviços de Saúde
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Política de Saúde
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Hospitais Psiquiátricos
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Hospitais Estaduais
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article