1. About the authors

   Legacy Pages: 81 - 82

2. Introduction

   • Wilma T. Donahue
   • William E. Oriole

   EditorialNotes Pages: 83 - 87

3. A special population the elderly deinstitutionalized chronically mentally ill patient

   • John A. Talbott

   Part 1 The Problem Pages: 90 - 105

4. The least restrictive alternative: More about less

   • Joel Klein

   Part 1 The Problem Pages: 106 - 114

5. The increasing prevalence of mental disorders: A pandemic threat

   • Morton Kramer

   Part 1 The Problem Pages: 115 - 143

6. The place, if any, of the mental hospital in the community mental health care system

   • Walter E. Barton

   Part 2 The Therapeutic Environment In The Mental Health Care System Pages: 146 - 155

7. The older person's response to therapy A. The in-hospital therapeutic community

   • Dorothy H. Coons
   • Beth Spencer

   Part 2 The Therapeutic Environment In The Mental Health Care System Pages: 156 - 172

8. B. Psychogeriatric program in a public housing setting

   • Gene D. Cohen

   Part 2 The Therapeutic Environment In The Mental Health Care System Pages: 173 - 181

9. A. Community living arrangements as part of the hospital program

   • Christian E. Hinz

   Part 2 The Therapeutic Environment In The Mental Health Care System Pages: 182 - 186

10. B. The Veterans Administration community care setting

    • Paul A. L. Haber

    Part 2 The Therapeutic Environment In The Mental Health Care System Pages: 187 - 191

11. C. Residential integration of mentally able and elderly mentally ill patient

    • Kurt Bredenberg

    Part 2 The Therapeutic Environment In The Mental Health Care System Pages: 192 - 205

12. Who will fend for the chronically mentally ill in the community?

    • Robert F. Drinan

    Part 3 On Behalf Of The Elderly De-Institutionalized Mentally Ill Patient Pages: 208 - 214

13. Next steps for the elderly deinstitutionalized patient

    • William R. Fry

    Part 3 On Behalf Of The Elderly De-Institutionalized Mentally Ill Patient Pages: 215 - 224