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Peer reviewedDush, David M.; Spoth, Richard L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1988
It is suggested that Community Mental Health (CMH) should be more involved in the development of comprehensive behavioral services, which is now taking place outside the traditional mental health environment. Implications for CMH planning and financing are discussed, drawing upon a selective literature review and clinical illustrations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Needs Assessment
Chen, Martin K. – 1980
One of the major problems in measuring community mental health status is the lack of consensus among mental health workers in psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and epidemiology as to what constitutes mental illness. Additionally, changing social mores preclude a definition of mental illness in behavioral terms. An operational definition of mental…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Characteristics, Community Health Services, Definitions
