Approaching the Crisis in Adolescent Long-Term Psychiatric Hospitalization: Current Problems and Treatment Innovations

School psychologists in forensic psychology: Converging and diverging issues.

“…In terms of the commitment of youth to psychiatric institutions, Wilson and Soth (1985) and Lerman (1980) posited that whereas the number of members of all other age groups committed to psychiatric facilities has decreased, the number of TONY D. CRESPI received his EdD from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is a National Certified School Psychologist, and his research and applied interests are in the areas of developmental psychopathology, psychological testing, and involuntary hospitalization of children.…”

“…In terms of the commitment of youth to psychiatric institutions, Wilson and Soth (1985) and Lerman (1980) posited that whereas the number of members of all other age groups committed to psychiatric facilities has decreased, the number of young persons admitted since the 1960s has steadily increased. In terms of the size of this population, the National Institute of Mental Health reported that 81,532 people under the age of 18 were admitted to psychiatric facilities for inpatient treatment in a 1-year period (Milazzo-Sayree, Benson, Rosenstein, & Manderscheid, 1986).…”