Developing a policy for the dually diagnosed: A policy management model for providing mental health services to the mentally ill-mentally retarded.
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Title
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Developing a policy for the dually diagnosed: A policy management model for providing mental health services to the mentally ill-mentally retarded.
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Identifier
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AAI9405526
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identifier
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9405526
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Creator
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Fletcher, Robert Jonathan.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Harold Weissman
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Date
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1993
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Business Administration, Management | Sociology, Public and Social Welfare | Health Sciences, Mental Health
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Abstract
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Research reflects that 20% to 30% of the mentally retarded also show signs warranting a DSM III-R psychiatric diagnosis. Local mental health service systems are confronted with the need to provide services to such dually diagnosed persons, those who have mental illness and mental retardation in co-existence. There is a paucity of adequate and accessible community-based mental health services for this population.;This dissertation examines how one community mental health center assessed, planned, and developed comprehensive mental health services for the dually diagnosed through the development, articulation, and management of a cohesive policy. The dissertation centers on the activities of a policy manager (this writer). Policy management underlies the successful service planning and delivery for meeting the complex needs of this population.;The dissertation demonstrates how services for a local dually diagnosed population can be planned and delivered. Specifically, it provides a mental health service model for replication by other local-level service planners and providers.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
