title: Is NIMH's dream coming true? Wyoming centers reduce state hospital admissions.
abstract: Do comprehensive community mental health services reduce admissions to state hospital? A recent Nader report says no. Surprisingly few studies have documented the success of comprehensive community mental health programs. Wyoming had four unique characteristics that aided in evaluating the impact of centers on hospital admissions. The results of this study indicated that community-based comprehensive mental health  services do, in fact, reduce psychiatric hospitalization.
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D009315:National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.); D014481:United States; D014482:United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; D014959:Wyoming