Community participation is a frequently discussed and controversial aspect of the community
mental health center program. To many professionals and lay people, the community mental …

The community mental health center (CMHC) movement, largely conceived by psychiatrists
to improve standards of mental health care nationally, appears to be going through an …

"* Any plan that purports to affect the community's mental health must take cognizance of
culture and the role it plays in mental illness. We believe a successful plan must be broad …

The mental health disciplines have prided themselves in recent years on their new"
community" approach to prevention andtreatment. However, in doing this through their …

Despite the optimism that attended the inception of the community mental health movement
in the early 1960s with its goals of community-oriented primary prevention, early detec-tion …

A new system for delivering mental health services in the United States is now being
developed. The system depends on the establishment of a new organizational form, the …

With increasing tempo, community mental health center programs are being developed in
areas of low population density. Models created in urban areas will need modifications in …

This paper deals with community mental health practice for the psychiatrist. It defines
comprehensive community mental health, its scope, and the variety of centers that are …

Reviews the history of community psychology and its development as a distinct field,
exploring its roots in the community mental health movement and describing the social …