The future of partial hospitalization.
The partial-hospitalization modality has a long history but has not yet been able to enter into the mainstream of psychiatric treatments. The developmental dynamics of the modality are explored and juxtaposed to ideological developments which control policy formation and decision making. Strategies for influencing policy making in directions which are favorable to the modality are discussed.
D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States