Platman S R, Karahasan A, Booker T C
Am J Psychiatry. 1983 May;140(5):606-8. doi: 10.1176/ajp.140.5.606.
The authors examine the development and characteristics of a "new" long-term population in the public mental health system in Maryland. The findings do not substantiate concern over a large increase in the number of chronic patients in state hospitals in the next several years.