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The psychiatrist and community mental health practice

Community Mental Health Journal volume 4, pages 134–143 (1968)Cite this article

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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 emerging. It discusses the possible ways that various professions may be affected. It presents the similarities and differences between public health and community mental health. Medical and psychiatric education are discussed emphasizing the need for curricular change in preparation for future practice. An existing model now in operation at New York Medical College is described which affords an opportunity for the training of psychiatrists, other professionals and nonprofessionals as community mental health workers in multi-disciplinary, task oriented teams engaged in action, training and research. Built into the program is a method for ongoing evaluation. This program also illustrates how the psychiatrist functions as a specialist, generalist, and community mental health worker.

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  1. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Community Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, New York Medical College, New York City

    Victor F. Lief M.D. &  Richard Brotman Ph.D.

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  1. Victor F. Lief M.D.
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The work reported in this article is being done under Grants TOL-MH-10279 and CH 34-53, Training Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Lief, V.F., Brotman, R. The psychiatrist and community mental health practice. Community Ment Health J 4, 134–143 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01530696

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Keywords

  • Public Health
  • Mental Health
  • Health Worker
  • Health Psychology
  • Community Mental Health