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State hospitals have represented an increasingly small piece of the public mental health system due to deinstitutionalization and ongoing hospital downsizing and closure. However, state hospitals continue to treat people with the most serious and complex mental illnesses. Freedom from the need to produce revenue and the luxury of time are two factors that leave state hospitals vulnerable to cuts but are also clinical assets. In this chapter, two cases illustrating histories common to patients treated in the state hospital are discussed—a patient with complex trauma and a patient with schizophrenia—exploring how state hospital systems can be designed to support individuals in their pursuit of recovery. |
