use　where　so…called　long…term　“frequent　flyers“　were　treated；　alternative…treated　subjects　were　found　to　be　as　clinically　improved　as　hospital…treated　patients；　at　considerably　lower　cost。　Taken　as　a　body　of　scientific　evidence；　it　is　clear　that　alternatives　to　acute　psychiatric　hospitalization　are　as；　or　more；　effective　than　traditional　hospital　care　in　short…term　reduction　of　psychopathology　and　longer…　social　adjustment。　Data　from　the　original　drug…free；　home…like；　nonprofessionally　staffed　Soteria　Project　and　its　Bern；　Switzerland；　replication　indicate　that　persons　without　extensive　hospitalizations　（