Alternatives to the Hospital for Acute Psychiatric Treatment

Because of the increased focus on managed care there is a growing demand for
alternatives to psychiatric hospital treatment. In Alternatives to the Hospital
for Acute Psychiatric Care, a range of acute nonhospital treatment programs from
the United states and abroad are described, including locked- and open-door,
voluntary and involuntary, public and private, and nontraditional and strictly
medical settings.

Alternatives to the Hospital for Acute Psychiatric Care
describes various cost-effective alternatives to psychiatric hospital care and
provides specific details for mental health administrators to evaluate the
usefulness and feasibility of the various models for their own mental health
care setting.