title: Group care for psychiatric patients.
abstract: The family physician and one or two office staff members or associates can conveniently and effectively provide ongoing care for a large group of reasonably stable, yet severely disturbed, psychiatric patients. The main goal is to promote successful integration into meaningful family and community relationships. In many cases, the family physician is the most appropriate health professional to provide this care, due to his knowledge of the patient's family, community situation and physical health.
mesh_terms: D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group