by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The authors contend that a cost-benefit analysis should be seen not as a mechanism for deciding mechanically on the allocation of funds and resources among programs but as a structure for weighing advantages and disadvantages (that is, for organizing knowledge). They...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
The influence of social and economic forces on the placement and treatment of the chronically mentally ill is traced historically. This review suggests that minorities and the poor, who have in the past suffered the worst institutional care, will be most at risk in...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 13, 2023
Part one of this report presents an overview including the historical background, of the problems faced by chronically mentally ill persons. Part two describes the individuals disabled by chronic mental illness and identifies their particular needs, including...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 12, 2023
In this article, the authors look at model programs for chronic mental patients from four perspectives: evaluation of individual programs, commonalities in successful programs, generalizability and reproducibility of specific programs, and relevance of model programs...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 12, 2023
The authors discuss the growing number of young, predominantly male, homeless people who are chronically mentally ill, and cite the difficulties in providing adequate treatment to this special population. They predict long-term disengagement for the young chronics due...
