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community psychiatry  

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  • Following radical policy reforms from the 1970s onward, community-based mental health services were established in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, New Zealand, and western European countries. The development of these services marked a decisive change in the social arrangements for managing psychiatric disorder. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-to-Z Guide; Community Psychiatry]

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