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College mental health programs: A paradigm for Comprehensive Community Mental Health centers

Community Mental Health Journal volume 5, pages 461–467 (1969)Cite this article

Abstract

Some of the dilemmas confronting the Comprehensive Community Mental Health movement are reviewed. Existent paradigms to this movement or aspects of it are documented on various college campuses with special reference to the College Community Mental Health Program present at the University of Florida. The major content of the paper clarifies areas of applicable usefulness such community oriented College Mental Health Programs can serve in overcoming some of the dilemmas of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health movement. University of Florida utilization of the College Community Model for training of the psychiatric resident is outlined.

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  1. chief, associate professor, Mental Health Service, Department of Student Health, University of Florida, 32601, Gainesville, Fla.

    E. Arthur Larson M.D.

  2. chief, associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, 32601, Gainesville, Fla.

    E. Arthur Larson M.D.

  3. director, Student Mental Health Project, professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, USA

    Ben Barger Ph.D.

  4. associate professor, and coordinator for community psychiatry, university psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, USA

    Stuart N. Cahoon M.D.

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NIMH Project Grant No. MH 1478903

This publication and the training programs described herein were sponsored in part by NIMH-8321.

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Larson, E.A., Barger, B. & Cahoon, S.N. College mental health programs: A paradigm for Comprehensive Community Mental Health centers. Community Ment Health J 5, 461–467 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01420032

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Keywords

  • Public Health
  • Mental Health
  • Health Center
  • Health Psychology
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