Table 7. Inpatient admissions— Number and percent of total admissions, 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 150,675 20,437 43,166 53,998 20,648
Drug-related disorders 88,175 14,581 29,519 22,476 12,841
Affective disorders 802,913 44,883 237,094 454,763 17,110
Schizophrenia 407,627 54,919 63,229 223,603 24,870
Personality disorders 37,778 4,539 8,619 16,211 *
Adjustment disorders 92,278 12,575 10,329 45,344 3,011
Organic disorders 78,151 5,038 8,975 48,408 2,308
  Percent
Alcohol-related disorders 7.4 10.7 8.7 5.2 20.3
Drug-related disorders 4.3 7.7 5.9 2.2 12.6
Affective disorders 39.5 23.6 47.6 43.9 16.8
Schizophrenia 20.0 28.9 12.7 21.6 24.5
Personality disorders 1.9 2.4 1.7 1.6 *
Adjustment disorders 4.5 6.6 2.1 4.4 3.0
Organic disorders 3.8 2.6 1.8 4.7 2.3

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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