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U.S. Community Mental Health Systems

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES:

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of America's Community Mental Health System. The paper begins with a description and discussion of historical information regarding the development of the country's community health systems; the section includes discussion of two of the major contributive factors to community mental health in America, namely the development of psychotropic drugs, and the concept of "deinstitutionalization." Government involvement and legislation as well as humanitarian reforms in the treatment of the mentally ill are also discussed.

The presentation of historical background information provides a framework for the next section of the review which describes the present status of United States Community Mental Health Systems. To provide greater insight into America's present day systems, this section of the paper includes information on community mental health systems used in other countries.

The final section of the review examines the literature projecting the future of America's community mental health systems. Emphasized in this section of the report are the projected effects of such factors as managed care as a response to the reduction of federal funding. Prevention programs are also said to be part of the future system of community mental health in America. Programs are defined and examples are provided.

I. History of Community Mental Health

A. Factors Leading To Development of Community Health Systems

4. Development of Psychotropic Drugs

B. Present Status of Community Mental Health Systems in America

C. Comparison of America's Community Mental Health System to those of other industrialized countries

1. Countries discussed include the Netherlands, Germany and Israel.

D. Future of America's Community Mental Health System

1. Proliferation of Managed Care systems

2. Emphasis placed on preven...

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