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Conditions that promote the closure of state hospitals for the mentally ill and mentally retarded prevail throughout the nation. Declining inpatient populations, a growing emphasis on community programs, the high overhead cost of large institutions, and the limited funds available for mental health programs make closing mental hospitals an increasingly viable alternative.
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Additional work was done in this area using a sample of discharged patients from Napa State Hospital. See Place, D. M., & Weiner, S. Reentering the community: A pilot study of mentally ill patients discharged from Napa State Hospital. Stanford Research Institute, June 1974.
See Weiner, S. et al. Process & impacts of a state hospital closing: The first year. Stanford Research Institute, February 1972; and
Weiner, S. et al. Process & impacts of the closing of DeWitt State Hospital: Final report. Stanford Research Institute, May 1973, for a more extended discussion of the issues.
However, see the chapters by E. W. Markson and J. H. Cumming, as well as that by R. A. Marlowe, in this volume.
Joe Carroll, Auburn Journal, February 23, 1973.
Stanley Lena, Assembly Committee on Social Welfare, Interview, February 6, 1973.
Ray Thompson, Supervisor, Placer County, Interview, March 20, 1973.
Dale Wagerman, Health and Welfare Coordinator, County Supervisors Association of California, Interview, March 5, 1973.
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Weiner, S. (1976). The Impact of the Closing of DeWitt State Hospital. 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_6
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