Mental Hospitalization: Myths and Facts about a National Crisis

Mental Hospitalization is the most thorough and integrated analysis yet attempted of data on hospitalization for mental disorders. @3The authors look at mental health policy in general and mental hospitalization in particular. They re-analyse the US national database and consider whether the practice of hospitalization matches up to expectations. They draw important conclusions about the number of people hospitalized, the clinical outcomes of those hospitalizations and the relative efficacy of mental hospitalization compared to other forms of treatment.Kiesler, Charles A. is the author of 'Mental Hospitalization: Myths and Facts about a National Crisis' with ISBN 9780803928787 and ISBN 0803928785.