Call For Psych Beds Surges

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Debate abounds about the factors driving a nationwide “shortage” of psychiatric hospital beds.

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Kermit Cole
Kermit Cole is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He and his partner, Luisa Putnam, joined by their mutual interest in working with trauma and psychosis, studied Open Dialogue in Finland and Peer-supported Open Dialogue in the UK in order to practice and teach as a team. In 2011, they joined with Robert Whitaker to found the Mad in America website

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  1. This line sort of sums up the problem:

    Medical experts also say the economic climate, with people losing their jobs and homes and experiencing more stress, can boost the need for mental health care.

    The poor economy doesn’t boost the need for mental health care. It boosts the need for housing. People who can game the system can stay in a psych bed for free.

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