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4. Community psychiatry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
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Community psychiatry is at present an ill defined specialty. The emphasis is on psychiatry practised in the community, often in the context of a community mental health centre (CMHC), although in-patient facilities are still an important component of most services.
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- Careers in Psychiatric Specialities
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