title: [Responsibilities of the Public Health Service in psychiatric care].
abstract: Almost unnoticed by the general public, but also to some extent by public health professionals, psychiatric care in Germany has recently undergone considerable change. This development could be considered as more revolutionary than changes seen in somatic medicine. These changes can also be found in progress in "psychiatry as a science"in areas as diverse as prevention, diagnosis and treatment of those with mental illness, and their rehabilitation, recovery and after-care. Public health professionals have long witnessed these changes which have fluctuated in intention and intensity. This paper reviews the development of present-day responsibilities of the Public Health Service in psychiatric care and underlines the need for reform presenting an implementation plan and an outline of possible structural changes.
authors.affiliation: Stadtgesundheitsamt Frankfurt am Main. hans-joachim.kirschenbauer@stadt-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kirschenbauer
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence