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Innovation by a family medical practice to provide infant mental health services
Author(s) -
Trout Michael David,
Stack Jack M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(198222)3:2<106::aid-imhj2280030208>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - mental health , infant mental health , private practice , medical practice , psychology , nursing , family systems , medicine , psychiatry , medical education , family medicine , developmental psychology
The authors suggest that infant mental health principles have practical applicability to the daily lives of families with babies, and they offer one approach to making such application in a private practice. It is suggested that combining psychiatry, family medicine, psychology and nursing may make for a particularly well integrated team that has greater capability than each of its members has alone. Finally, thoughts are offered about the usefulness of research in a private setting, and the economic viability of this kind of practice is discussed.