Anticipating the impact of Public Law 93-641 on mental health services.
Implementation of the new federal law setting up Health Systems Agencies (HSAs) on a regional basis offers many opportunities for participation by psychiatry. On the basis of interviews with mental health service providers, planners, and citizen representatives, the author formulated an inventory of the law's potential impacts, grouped around six general themes. He discusses the positive aspects of each, along with possible problems and hazards.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008605:Mental Health Services; D014481:United States