The future of psychiatric reform in Greece.

Some visible effects of incompleteness of our care system are the auxiliary beds in psychiatric units of general hospitals, mainly in Attica and the very high rate of involuntary hospitalizations, 35–40% of admissions in psychiatric units of general hospitals in Athens, more than 50% in psychiatric hospitals and lower rates in other regional units. The growth of private clinics is mostly visible in Thessaly and Macedonia and also the full occupation of private beds in Attica, but we need further evidence to prove a possible shift of patients to the private sector.