Dorman L B
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1977 May;28(5):364-6. doi: 10.1176/ps.28.5.364.
The author believes that the growth of the community mental health system in Alabama has suffered as a result of the Wyatt decision. The state has a limited number of dollars to invest in mental health, and the Wyatt court order requires that the state allocate a large portion of its resources to upgrade its institutional system. That demand on resources has interfered with the development of community services, and it comes at a time when many patients are being released from institutions and need such services. Because the centers must care for increasing numbers of released patients, other important preventive services, such as consultation and education, are receiving less attention than they should.
作者认为，阿拉巴马州社区心理健康系统的发展因怀亚特裁决而受到影响。该州用于心理健康投资的资金有限，而怀亚特法庭命令要求该州将很大一部分资源用于升级其机构系统。这种资源需求干扰了社区服务的发展，而且此时许多患者正从机构中释放出来，需要此类服务。由于这些中心必须照顾越来越多的出院患者，其他重要的预防服务，如咨询和教育，得到的关注比应有的要少。
