Word: klerman
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Moscow indicate that 1½% of the population is in mental hospitals at any given time, for an average stay of 60 days. The comparable U.S. figures are .8% and 30 days. Western visitors are generally impressed by the large number of staff members available. Says Dr. Gerald Klerman, the U.S. Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health administrator: "There are a good many nonprofessionals feeding, walking and checking on patients. They use the hospital system as a way to keep down unemployment, and I think this results in a lot of tender loving care." Patients also are kept busy...