Between 1970 and 1975 the number and rate of admissions to community
mental health centers of people given a diagnosis of schizophrenia
increased dramatically. However, the proportion of patients with
schizophrenia admitted to community mental health centers declined because
the increase in the rate of admissions of patients with schizophrenia was
diluted by the large increase in the rate of admissions of patients with
other diagnoses. The authors review the data on trends in admissions of
patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in the context of an expanding
system of mental health services characterized by changes in the locus of
care.Abstract Teaser