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Abstract
This paper summarizes the findings for the Australasia and Pacific Region of the WPA Task Force on Steps, Obstacles and Mistakes to Avoid in the Implementation of Community Mental Health Care. We present an overview of mental health services in the region; discuss policies, plans and programmes; chart progress towards achieving community-oriented services, and detail the lessons learned.
期刊介绍:
World Psychiatry is the official journal of the World Psychiatric Association. It is published in three issues per year.
The journal is sent free of charge to psychiatrists whose names and addresses are provided by WPA member societies and sections.
World Psychiatry is also freely accessible on Wiley Online Library and PubMed Central.
The main aim of World Psychiatry is to disseminate information on significant clinical, service, and research developments in the mental health field.
The journal aims to use a language that can be understood by the majority of mental health professionals worldwide.