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Published Online: March 1973

Problem Formulation: The Problem-Oriented Record

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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The authors discuss the benefits of using a problem-oriented record (chiefly the clearer documentation of treatment, the simplification of communication among mental health personnel, and the stimulation of further research) and the problems inherent in applying this approach to psychiatric practice. Both the benefits and the problems are illustrated by means of two case reports.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 312 - 316
PubMed: 4688610

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

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RALPH S. RYBACK
Resident in psychiatry at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Mass.
JOHANNA S. GARDNER
Resident in psychiatry at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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