Some mental health premises.
The premises underlying our understanding of the nature of mental illness and its treatment are subject to cycles of fashion. Recurring emphasis is too often on structures and too seldom on functions within a system. Publicizing paradigms is no substitute for demonstration of efficacy.
D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D006291:Health Policy; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States