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The Case Against Closing of State Hospitals

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State Mental Hospitals

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Mental Health ((CTMH))

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Less than a generation ago, the neuroleptic drugs were introduced into psychiatric practice. With this major advance came the hope that hundreds of thousands of chronically mentally ill individuals could lead more normal lives. The public mental hospital (a term I will use synonymously with state hospital) could finally become a place of active treatment, and the days of the so-called snake pit would be at an end. In the 1960s, it became clear that many patients could be more effectively treated outside of the hospital. The community mental health centers would, perhaps, become the locus of treatment for the majority of patients. Once again, the state hospital was in disfavor.

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  1. Meyer-Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York, New York, 10035, USA

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  1. Southeastern University, Washington, D.C., USA

    Paul I. Ahmed

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    Stanley C. Plog

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Rachlin, S. (1976). The Case Against Closing of State Hospitals. In: Ahmed, P.I., Plog, S.C. (eds) State Mental Hospitals. Current Topics in Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4265-6_4

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