INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT appears to be shrinking. The most recent national
data indicate that in the 2-year span between 1998 and 2000, 20% of private psychiatric
hospitals closed and the number of inpatient beds declined by some 20%, across all
types of hospitals (
Manderscheid et al., 2004
). There are 16 states reporting inpatient bed shortages (
- Manderscheid R.W.
- Atay J.E.
- Male A.
- Blacklow B.
- Forest C.
- Ingram L.
- et al.
Highlights of organized mental health services in 2000 and major national and state
trends.
in: Manderscheid R.W. Henderson M.J. Mental Health United States, 2002. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Rockville, MD2004: 243-279
Mulligan, 2002
). The shortages are particularly pronounced in the country's Western and Midwestern
sections where bed rates per 100,000 citizens are half of those in several Mid-Atlantic
States. Shrinking services means decreased access for persons who need hospital-level
care, leaving little option save for emergency room treatment (
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, 2003
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