Transforming mental health care: realities, priorities, and prospects.
A remarkable new analysis of mental health policy provides a lucid perspective on the status and impact of changes in mental health. The monograph is a systematic attempt to answer two questions: are people with a mental illness better off today than a generation ago, and if so why? This article considers that analysis and the prospects for transforming mental health care.
Hogan
Michael F
MF
New York State Office of Mental Health, 44 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12229, USA. Cocomfh@omh.state.ny.us
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