"Community Psychiatry" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003158
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.096.544.215 H02.403.690.150
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community Psychiatry" by people in Profiles.
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Community patterns of posttraumatic stress disorders. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1989 Nov; 177(11):681-5.