title: The severely and chronically mentally ill in America: retrospect and prospect.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5070.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Grob
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000266:history; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology