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Four Decades of Community Mental Health: A Symphony in Four Movements

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The authors present a detailed chronological discussion of the evolution of community mental health care in the United States with emphasis on the period of the 40 years since the passage of the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of October 31, 1963.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Mail Code OP02, Portland, OR, 97201-3098, USA

    David L. Cutler

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    Bentson H. McFarland

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Cutler, D.L., Bevilacqua, J. & McFarland, B.H. Four Decades of Community Mental Health: A Symphony in Four Movements. Community Ment Health J 39, 381–398 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025856718368

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