Table 6. Inpatient under care— Number and percent of total persons under care, by selected principal diagnoses and type of inpatient psychiatric care program: United States, 1997

Inpatient psychiatric care program
Selected principal diagnoses Total all inpatient programs1 State/county mental hospitals Private psychiatric hospitals Non-Federal general hospitals VA medical centers
  Number
Alcohol-related disorders 3,614 852 723 1,177 843
Drug-related disorders 3,368 1,103 866 830 478
Affective disorders 29,430 6,930 7,169 11,385 1,371
Schizophrenia 52,899 34,357 3,289 8,583 2,666
Personality disorders 1,157 671 251 190 *
Adjustment disorders 2,441 433 211 700 *
Organic disorders 7,202 4,214 448 2,004 489
  Percent
Alcohol-related disorders 3.1 1.6 4.1 4.1 12.7
Drug-related disorders 2.9 2.0 5.0 2.9 7.2
Affective disorders 25.3 12.8 41.1 39.3 20.6
Schizophrenia 45.5 63.6 18.8 29.6 40.0
Personality disorders 1.0 1.2 1.4 0.7 *
Adjustment disorders 2.1 0.8 1.2 2.4 *
Organic disorders 6.2 7.8 2.6 6.9 7.3

Source: 1997 Client/ Patient Sample Survey. Survey and Analysis Branch, Division of State and Community Systems Development, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

1 Multiservice mental health organizations are included in the total column, but are not detailed separately.
* Estimate is based on five or fewer sample cases or estimate has a relative standard error of 50% or higher. The estimate is not shown because it does not meet standards of reliability.

Note: Percentages do not add to 100% because only selected diagnoses are shown.

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