Whatever has been said thus far is most readily understood in the context of the three
principal objectives that have guided this volume. The first aim was to delineate a set of …

Good principles and practices of community mental health have been demonstrated by
religious communities and leaders within these communities for many years. Using Caplan's …

Two of the major themes in the community psychiatry movement have been he employment
of new and different types of persons in service roles and the aintenance of clients in the …

Community mental health has sturdy empirical bases in past public health experience and
current health needs. Its application should be both controversial and highly rewarding in …

The COVID-19 pandemic provides stark evidence of the importance of medicine on a global
scale. However, revisiting the influenza pandemic of 1918 provided a perspective as we …

IN SPITE of a burgeoning literature and approximately two decades of activity, it is still
difficult to know with any precision the origins and present boundaries of community …

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 American higher education system today carries a scant resemblance to its roots, the
early colonial colleges. One major change is the increasing emphasis on applied …

The article discusses the inability of music therapists to interact effectively with medical
personnel in the treatment of the mentally ill in the US It notes that psychiatrists are expected …

Planning is frequently compromised because clearly stated goals and objectives are not
enunciated. Only by such statements is it possible to establish intermediate steps and …