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Heroes in Community Psychiatry: C. Christian Beels and the Evolution of Community Psychiatry in New York City

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Hunter L. McQuistion is affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA and The St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, USA. Stephen D. Rosenheck is affiliated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA and The New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA. Address correspondence to Hunter L. McQuistion M.D., Department of Psychiatry, The St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals, 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 16C, New York 10025, USA; e-mail: hmcquist@chpnet.org

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McQuistion, H.L., Rosenheck, S.D. Heroes in Community Psychiatry: C. Christian Beels and the Evolution of Community Psychiatry in New York City. Community Ment Health J 42, 513–520 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-006-9063-6

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