A private psychiatric hospital that developed comprehensive community mental health
services was able to reduce admissions to state hospitals from its catchment area to two …

In a study to refine the methodology for evaluatitig the impact of community mental health
centers on state hospital admissions, data were gathered on hospital patients' demographic …

The authors describe a study of admissions to the Texas state hospital system from the
catchment area of a community mental health center in San Antonio and from the …

• The impact of community mental health centers on the utilization of psychiatric services in
Monroe County, New York, was evaluated by means of data from the Monroe County …

To test the success of the Community Mental Health Centers Program goal of reducing state
hospital utilization, changes in state mental hospital resident and admission rates were …

WHEN a local mental health program is developed, it is hoped that one result will be that
fewer patients will have to be sent to a state mental hospital. Changes in state hospital …

Mental and emotional illness is a large problem in the United States. In 1963, there were
over 2 million patients known to be under care in public and private mental hospitals …

The authors examine the value of community mental health centers, using the San Francisco
system as a model. This system shows a reduction in distant state and local hospital use and …

The authors report on the experiences gleaned from site visits to federally funded mental
health centers that are now in operation. Their most important findings were: the formation of …

A newly organized, 550 bed hospital, rendering comprehensive, psychiatric care (day
hospital, night hospital, post-hospital, pre-hospital and consultation) to residents of Dutchess …