Physician turnover has long been a problem incommunity mental health centers. While
explanations forthe problem have been offered, there have been nosystematic studies of …

The orignal intent of community mental health centers was that they would treat the mentally
ill. The more than 750 centers now operating are drifting away from that health service …

The multidisciplinary treatment team has become a conventional component of inpatient
psychiatric care delivery. Treatment team dynamics and their implications for the patient, the …

Many community mental health centers have bad to operate with less funding in the past
several years, especially since the advent of block grant funding. Evidence is now …

OBJECTIVE: In a recently published survey of alumni of the Columbia University public
psychiatry fellowship, respondents who were medical directors reported performing a …

training other mental health profes sionals. An organized initial assess ment is particularly
important for a severely ill patient. Similarly, active involvement in the treatment planning …

The original model for the community mental health center was a health-oriented treatment
facility associated with a community hospital, operated under medical leadership, and …

An attempt is presented to measure and compare attitudes to and ideas about psychiatry
and mental health services in Concepcion, Sheffield and Trieste. These cities have in some …

Objectives Previous surveys of the alumni of Columbia University's fellowship in public
psychiatry suggest that a large number of alumni fill positions as program medical directors …

Previous surveys of public and community psychiatrists have demonstrated that medical
directors perform a wider variety of tasks, and experience increased job satisfaction …