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Issues in developing quality aftercare clinics for the chronic mentally III

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Two large aftercare clinics were established to provide treatment and rehabilitative care for a chronic mentally ill population requiring neuroleptic drugs. The clinics have evolved rapidly and expanded their service over the past 3 years but have required constant monitoring and modification in order to provide quality as well as quantity care in the community setting. These modifications are described and the importance of further community-based investigation in the rehabilitation and treatment of the chronic mentally ill is stressed.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis, 2252 45th Street, 95817, Sacramento, California

    Patrick T. Donlon M.D. (Associate Clinical Professor)

  2. School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Richard T. Rada M.D. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

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  1. Patrick T. Donlon M.D.
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He was formerly Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at Davis.

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Donlon, P.T., Rada, R.T. Issues in developing quality aftercare clinics for the chronic mentally III. Community Ment Health J 12, 29–36 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01435735

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