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VI. Summaries of the Panel Presentations: Future Directions in Coordination of Mental Health Services and Primary Care
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From page 139... ... Clearly, however, the implementation of these policy goals depends on a practical base of scientific knowledge. The growth and diversity of programs committed to coordinating health and mental health services has contributed significantly to the necessary knowledge base. Read the entire page →
From page 141... ... The development of epidemiological methods to quantify the extent of mental illness, both in the community and in the primary care system, has enabled researchers to document the high degree of prevalence and the diversity of diagnostic considerations that make this issue particularly important in public policy terms. As federal efforts to implement mental health services in primary care settings have expanded, organizational studies which benefit from the involvement of a range of behavioral and health services sciences have become increasingly important as well. Read the entire page →
From page 143... ... If enacted, the Community Mental Health Systems Act will support the development of state-based systems of care and caring that would involve coordination at the federal level and between federal agencies and the States. To effectively integrate mental health services into primary health care, new dimensions of care and caring at the primary level also should be considered. Read the entire page →
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... Clearly, however, the implementation of these policy goals depends on a practical base of scientific knowledge. The growth and diversity of programs committed to coordinating health and mental health services has contributed significantly to the necessary knowledge base.

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... The development of epidemiological methods to quantify the extent of mental illness, both in the community and in the primary care system, has enabled researchers to document the high degree of prevalence and the diversity of diagnostic considerations that make this issue particularly important in public policy terms. As federal efforts to implement mental health services in primary care settings have expanded, organizational studies which benefit from the involvement of a range of behavioral and health services sciences have become increasingly important as well.

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... If enacted, the Community Mental Health Systems Act will support the development of state-based systems of care and caring that would involve coordination at the federal level and between federal agencies and the States. To effectively integrate mental health services into primary health care, new dimensions of care and caring at the primary level also should be considered.

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... Advocacy although a special aspect of care at all levels is particularly important to ensure the quality of primary care health services and should be emphasized as well.

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VI. Summaries of the Panel Presentations: Future Directions in Coordination of Mental Health Services and Primary Care Pages 139-144

VI. Summaries of the Panel Presentations: Future Directions in Coordination of Mental Health Services and Primary Care
Pages 139-144