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Although several studies have examined the trend toward the decreasing differentiation of non-profit from for-profit general hospitals, few have focused on freestanding psychiatric hospitals. This study updates previous research that used psychiatric hospital data from calendar year 1986 with data from 1990. In addition, a preliminary examination of the influence of market competition on the behavior of non-profit psychiatric facilities was conducted. Results confirm a converging trend between for-profit and non-profit facilities that is related, in part, to competition.
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Stiles, P.G., Culhane, D.P. & Hadley, T.R. For-profit versus non-profit freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities: An update. Adm Policy Ment Health 24, 191–204 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02042473
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