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Published Online: January 1973

Problems Associated with the Introduction of a Psychiatric Unit Into a Rural General Hospital

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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The author describes the establishment of a psychiatric unit in a rural general hospital in Massachusetts and some of the problems that arose in the first two years; particular attention is paid to the interaction between the psychiatric unit and the hospital's medical staff Emphasizing psychiatry as a medical specialty and attempting to relate psychiatry to traditional medical values were vital in coping effectively with the problems.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 28 - 31
PubMed: 4682744

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Published in print: January 1973
Published online: 1 April 2006

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SANFORD BLOOMBERG
Director, East Spoke, Franklin County Public Hospital, Greenfield, Mass. He is also in private practice at 112 Washington Ave., Northampton, Mass. 01060

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