Abstract
The number of in-patient beds for psychiatric treatment in America has declined dramatically over the past 40 years. Public and private policies have encouraged an extremely short-term, crisis-stabilisation model of treatment. This is true on both general and subspecialty units. As a result, readmissions have increased, emergency rooms are crowded, and many patients end up homeless or incarcerated in the criminal justice system. These changes have created a public health crisis in America, and are the greatest challenges that American psychiatry faces today.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 402-403 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Advances in Psychiatric Treatment |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health