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Mental health services for people with mental retardation: a framework for the future
Author(s) -
Day K. A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1993.tb00888.x
Subject(s) - mental health , service (business) , mentally retarded , mental health service , health services , integrated services , psychology , community service , nursing , psychiatry , medicine , business , public relations , environmental health , computer science , developmental psychology , marketing , political science , computer network , population
The mental health needs of mentally retarded people cannot be met satisfactorily with generic mental health services. Specialized services are required. A number of different service models have evolved which require evaluation. They include subregional units, community‐based services with a small admission facility, integrated services and specialist teams. Staff working in specialist mental health services must be appropriately trained.