[Mental health topics presented at annual meetings of Japanese Society of Public Health: 1969-1988--from a perspective of community mental health].
This study was conducted to clarify the trends in the presentations on mental health at annual meetings from the standpoint of community mental health (C.M.H.). A review of all of the 428 mental health topics of proceedings, "Shoroku-shu", presented from 1969 to 1988 including background data was performed. The results were as follows; 1. Fifty four percent of the 428 topics were contributed by staff of public health centers, the "frontier" of C.M.H. 2. As for content, in the early 1960's, a high rate of 'ad hoc' research was observed. Around 1970, the number of presentations based on research decreased, and case studies of daily activities increased. Another finding was that around 1970 there was an increase in preliminary reports based on the model of C.M.H. In 1980's, topics on rehabilitation (e.g. Day Care) increased. 3. Finally, close attention should be paid to the increase in topics on alcohol related disability in recent years.
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Department of Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo.
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D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011634:Public Health; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013997:Time Factors