The Chronic Care System

PHILLIP SIROTKINAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.125.5.656

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In the U.S.S.R., care of chronic mental patients is divided between mental hospitals, under the health authorities, and homes for invalids, under local ministries of social welfare. While there seemed to be some ambivalence in time Soviet attitude toward chronicity, the U.S. team felt that the system provides humane, dignified treatment which maximizes the patient's productivity and contribution to society.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 125 • Number 5 • November 1968

Pages: 656 - 660

PubMed: 5683453

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Published in print: November 1968

Published online: 1 April 2006

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PHILLIP SIROTKIN

Associate director for program coordination, National Institute of Mental Health, 5454 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. 20203

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