Public and private responsibility for mental health services.

摘要: Relative to public services, private sector corporate mental health care has significantly increased since the late 1960s. The many tensions encountered in assigning and responsibility for service give rise significant value-laden questions psychologists. These go heart of community health, deinstitutionalization, policy development evaluation, other areas which psychologists are playing major roles. public-private issue should be understood historically, from twin vantage points developments general medicine health. Among interest matters others concerned with address emergence chains; nature, cost, quality services; compatibility profit motivation provide care; patient selection issues (e.g., cream-skimming). Public cooperation planning certainly order if is served addressing nation's problems.