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Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
2001
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- La atención psiquiátrica en México hacia el siglo XXI Oscar Benassini F. Medicina quality coverage policies Psychiatry technology Public psychiatric care programs in Mexico have lasted for almostfifty years. The terms psychiatry and mental health arefrequently used as synonimous, but they are far from being so.Psychiatry is a speciality of medicine and mental health shouldbe used to speak about a variety of well being. The concept ofmental health be migt confusing in itself since the concept ofhealth is an integral one, but it still seems appropiate and isfrecuently used. The evolution of psychiatric care programs andservices in our country is reviewed, and some important topicsfor the next years are pointed out. The prevalence andepidemiological surveillance of mental diseases, primary careprograms, modern alternatives for specialized medical attention,and supportive resources for people handicapped by psychiatricdisorders, are extensivly comented. 2001 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58262408 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.6 Vol.24