Do community mental health centers underserve psychotic individuals?

An analysis of treatment statistics from three community mental health centers in California indicates that the centers provide treatment to a substantial proportion of the psychotic individuals in the community. Psychotic patients have a significantly higher number of inpatient, day treatment, and...

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Published inHospital & community psychiatry Vol. 29; no. 6; p. 387
Main Authors Yarvis, R M, Edwards, D W, Langsley, D G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1978
Subjects
California
Community Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Neurotic Disorders - therapy
Psychotic Disorders - therapy
Utilization Review
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Summary:An analysis of treatment statistics from three community mental health centers in California indicates that the centers provide treatment to a substantial proportion of the psychotic individuals in the community. Psychotic patients have a significantly higher number of inpatient, day treatment, and outpatient admissions than neurotics. Psychotic patients also receive significantly more treatment in all major service modalities than neurotics. The authors conclude that severely impaired individuals in the treatment population are neither ignored by the centers nor routinely transferred to a state hospital.
ISSN:0022-1597
DOI:10.1176/ps.29.6.387