Fewer and fewer psychiatrists seem interested in pursuing a career in community mental
health. The author examines some of the possible reasons for the lack of interest, such as …

The purpose of this paper is to describe the psychiatrist's role in community mental health
programs, beginning with the evolution of psychiatric involvement in community mental …

The three basic concepts of community mental health will have profound impact on many
aspects of traditional psychiatric theory and practice, the author believes, and must be taken …

Developments in community psychiatry are creating great controversy within the profession.
This paper examines community psychiatry, assesses its place in the history of our science …

The broad dimensions of community mental health pose a distinct challenge for
psychiatrists. As I review and interpret the myriad of activities over the past decade which …

This chapter examines the nature of community psychiatry as it is taking shape. It considers
our continuing uncertainty about mental illness which is manifested in a widening of its …

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 …

The current community mental health system is undergoing severe retrenchment. With
curtailment in federal funding, priorities are returning to what they were prior to 1950 …

The author delineates some of the critical issues that face community mental health, with the
opportunity for either growth and further development or regression into a decentralized type …

Abstract 22 contributed chapters, including 3 by the editor, are presented under 4 section
headings: Basic Concepts; Scope of Community Psychiatry; Members of the Team and Their …