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Community Psychiatry  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Branch of psychiatry concerned with the provision and delivery of a coordinated program of mental health care to a specified population. The foci included in this concept are: all social, psychological and physical factors related to etiology, prevention, and maintaining positive mental health in the community.

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Entry terms

  • Psychiatry, Community

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LN0L91BB-1

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