The Short-Doyle Act; California community mental health services program: background and status after one year.
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The Short-Doyle Act seeks to encourage the treatment of a patient suffering from a psychiatric disorder in his home community, with the assistance of local medical resources. One corollary of this program is the closer working together of the psychiatrist and the rest of the medical profession.A second goal of the act is the application of the public health principles to mental illnesses and mental retardation. Educational and consultative services provide implementation of these principles.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- California medicine
دوره 90 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1959