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Greyhound therapy

Greyhound therapy

Practice of buying mental health patients Greyhound bus tickets

Greyhound therapy is a pejorative term used in the US health care system since the mid-1960s to refer to mental health authorities' buying a ticket on a Greyhound Lines bus or other coach bus to get rid of possible "troublemaker" patients.[1][2]

The practice is still in use in certain mental-health circles.[3][4]

Diesel therapy or motorcoach therapy or "bus therapy" are similar terms for the practice and are usually used pejoratively.

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References

  1. [1]
    Margaret Downing (2000-07-06). "Board and Care(less) - Page 1 - News - Houston". Houston Press. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  2. [2]
    "'Greyhound Therapy' Detailed at Officers' Trial - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. [3]
    Smith, John L. (2013-09-23). "Nevada Sued For 'Greyhound Therapy' For Mentally Ill Patients". The Daily Beast. Thedailybeast.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  4. [4]
    "Hawaii Homeless Initiative Would Send Some Back To Mainland : The Two-Way". NPR.org. NPR. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
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