The Federal Mental Health Program: Past, Present, and Future

Bertram S. BrownAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 27, Number 7

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.27.7.512

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Dr. Brown traces the history of America's federal mental health program from its beginning in the early 1900s. NIMH, the institute he currently directs, was established in 1946 for the treatment and prevention of mental and emotional illnesses through research, training, and services. It is now one of the institutes of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Dr. Brown describes its continuous progress toward providing high-quality mental health care to the entire population, and discusses priorities for the future that include continuation of research on schizophrenia and depression and research that will benefit children and the elderly.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 27 • Number 7 • July 1976

Pages: 512 - 514

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Published in print: July 1976

Published online: 7 October 2014

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Bertram S. Brown

National Institute of Mental Health Rockville, Maryland; NIMH is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852

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The Federal Mental Health Program: Past, Present, and Future

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