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Published Online: August 1977

The Future of the State Mental Hospital: Developing a Unified System of Care

Nicholas E. Stratas, David B. Bernhardt, and Richard N. ElwellAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 28, Number 8

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.8.598

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The authors emphasize that the future of state mental hospitals should be considered only in the context of a unified system of care and treatment of the mentally ill. They discuss changing perceptions of mental hospitals as resources for mental health care, describe trends that must be considered in developing a unified system of services, and make recommendations about treatment plans, staffing, funding, organization and governance, and legal codes and standards of the components of a unified system.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 28 • Number 8 • August 1977

Pages: 598 - 600

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Published in print: August 1977

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Nicholas E. Stratas

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David B. Bernhardt

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Richard N. Elwell

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3125 Glenwood Professional Village, Raleigh, North Carolina 27608

Mental Health Association of Southeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Region One National Institute of Mental Health Boston, Massachusetts

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The Future of the State Mental Hospital: Developing a Unified System of Care

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