Effect of increased private share of inpatient psychiatric resources on jail population growth: Evidence from the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-455

  Yoon, Jangho ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Jail population growth; Mental health and criminal justice; Privatization; Psychiatric care; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PANEL DATA; PRIVATIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOUSE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; PRISONER; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; PRIVATIZATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951673316     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.023     Document Type: Article

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