title: The new state mental hospitals in the community.
abstract: Serious problems result when the community alternatives to state hospitalization, often driven by lower costs and an ideology that highly structured care is seldom needed, are not adequate to meet the needs of those who are severely mentally ill.
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged