title: Public policy and state psychiatric hospitals.
abstract: Professionals who operate from a clinical rather than a political ethic must be prepared to reclaim and accept leadership roles and responsibilities, which have shifted to the political arena.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000639:trends*; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States