Troubled times for psych hospitals.
Horror stories of patient abuse and unscrupulous practices at some psychiatric hospitals have made the public skittish and prompted a growing number of governmental inquiries. One observer says the industry is in "free fall" while others say it's just a normal bust following the boom of the 1980s. Regardless, the negative publicity and other trends are reshaping the psych-care industry.
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