This paper examines the changing role of the state psychiatric hospital as the country's state hospital population has declined 95 percent over 50 years.  The authors discuss the forces shaping public mental hospitals, the challenges they face, and their potential role in a new mental health care system.   

Fisher, W. H., et al. (2009). The changing role of the state psychiatric hospital. Health Affairs, 28(3): 676-684. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.676 http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/3/676 

Authors: William H. Fisher, Jeffrey L. Geller, John A. Pandiani