title: Community mental health.
abstract: They way of life in this modern day has evolved in such a way as to weaken many of the traditional supports and amenities. The extended family, the small town, the life time job (mostly agriculture), the stable marriage, the belief in Buddhism and family elders are now less available for help and comfort during a crisis. As social supports have declined, the mental health workload has multiplied both in member and range of responsibility. Before mental health well assume to be a leading problem in the changing society, we, as a mental health professionals should explain and acknowledge our collective limitations. Cooperation and support from all sectors, government and private organizations, from low level personnel to key men in administration and political positions are necessary. More realistic boundaries for our responsibilities in comprehensive Community Mental Health care should be established, but the line is not easy to draw.
authors.affiliation: Srithanya Hospital, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ransibrahamanakul
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005060:Europe; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D013785:Thailand; D014481:United States