Community psychiatry in the United States 50 years after the Community Mental Health Centers Act
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Community psychiatry in the United States 50 years after the Community Mental Health Centers Act.
The two editorials written for this issue of EPS reflect seemingly different views on the 50 years since President Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Centers Act in the United States. However, both Lisa Dixon and Michael Hogan point a similar direction for the future for the US and for other countries. Dixon reports on advances in treatment and implementation of evidence-based ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2045-7960,2045-7979
DOI: 10.1017/s2045796013000619