Publisher's Synopsis
What is the appropriate role of state hospitals? Some argue thatthere is no legitimate role for them, that they are obsolete,inhumane, and a drain on mental health resources. Others hold thatthe complete elimination of state hospitals would constituteabandonment of people in great need, people who cannot get theservices they require elsewhere. This volume of New Directions forMental Health Services examines the role of state hospitals from anumber of perspectives, addressing issues of clinical technology aswell as policy. From this examination emerges a view of the statehospital of the future, a model that integrates the keytechnological and economic considerations and social valuesexpected to determine the future of state hospitals.
This is the 84th issue of the quarterly journal NewDirections for Mental Health Services.
