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Published Online: November 1966

Consultation with the Police: An Example of Community Psychiatry Practice

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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A part of the psychiatrist's potential contribution as consultant to community agents lies in his special skills in understanding the subtleties of communication among individuals and groups. The author's consultation with the local police in a predominantly Puerto Rican area helped to open the channels of communication between patrolmen and the local population and thus to ease the tensions which threatened community progress.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 531 - 535
PubMed: 5921660

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Published in print: November 1966
Published online: 1 April 2006

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ALAN M. ELKINS
Division of Community Psychiatry, St. Luke's Hospital Center, Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street, New York, N. Y. 10025
GEORGE O. PAPANEK
Division of Community Psychiatry, St. Luke's Hospital Center, Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street, New York, N. Y. 10025

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