The last half-century of psychiatric services in the United States is examined through
developments and trends reported in the 50 years of publication of Psychiatric Services. The …

Monitoring As a public agency, NIMH is responsible for insuring that its grantees are
expending their funds appropriately. The monitoring process provides information which …

With Pre sident Kennedy's signature on October 31, 1963, the bill to create a national
Community Mental Health Centers Program became law. The first community mental health …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate one phase of a statewide program of
deinstitutionalizing developmentally disabled individuals. Forty adults who had spent a …

The genetic conditions from which organizations spring very rarely remain constant. The
organizations themselves seldom if ever keep pace with the changing needs of the larger …

A child guidance center, which can serve as a prototype for many clinics in transition, traces
its struggles as it moves from the practices of the past, the vicissitudes of its changes …

Abstract Staff at 20 Community Mental Health Centers drawn from a national base and
representing a variety of organizational forms and catchment area characteristics were …

The success of the administrators in the future depends on their ability to motivate people to
do better with less. They will be required to promote a good work environment in the midst of …

Discusses ways to implement the community approach in mental health care, and notes the
successes and problems of the community mental health program in the US. The following …

Abstract Chief Executive Officers of mental health facilities have been interested civil
leaders. Many doctors have accepted CEO positions in our history. Today the competitions …