Mental health policy development in the states: The piecemeal nature of transformational change

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1329-1335

  Garfield, Rachel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350042180     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.10.1329     Document Type: Article

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