title: Short-sheeting the psychiatric bed: state-level strategies to curtail the unnecessary hospitalization of adolescents in for-profit mental health facilities.
abstract: Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the hospitalization of minors in private, for-profit, psychiatric facilities. This increase suggests a tension between what is medically necessary and what is financially desirable. This Note discusses the hospitalization of minors in private, for-profit, mental health facilities and its attendant implications. This Note then examines various state efforts aimed at protecting minors from inappropriate psychiatric hospitalization. Finally, while there is no catch-all solution to the problem, this Note offers specific recommendations for reforming the for-profit psychiatric industry.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sperber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D000329:Advertising / Q000592:standards; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002140:California; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000592:standards; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D008910:Minnesota; D010343:Patient Admission; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012945:Social Values; D013023:South Dakota