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A Psychiatric Mobile Crisis Unit in New York City: Description and Assessment, with Implications for Mental Health Care in the 1990S

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  • Thomas L. Chiu

    (Psychiatry Department, Gouverneur Hospital 227 Madison Street, New York, NY 10002)

  • Chuck Primeau

    (Psychiatry Department, Gouverneur Hospital 227 Madison Street, New York, NY 10002)

Abstract

This article presents a review and assessment of a community Mobile Crisis Intervention Team working on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Of special importance, a trend is noted invoiving a changing philosophy and modus operandi. Some reasons are offered to explain the trend and questions are raised about the future of the delivery of mental health services in large urban areas.

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  • Thomas L. Chiu & Chuck Primeau, 1991. "A Psychiatric Mobile Crisis Unit in New York City: Description and Assessment, with Implications for Mental Health Care in the 1990S," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 37(4), pages 251-258, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:37:y:1991:i:4:p:251-258
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409103700404
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    1. Thomas L. Chiu, 1994. "The Unique Challenges Faced By Psychiatrists and Other Mental Health Professionals Working in a Multicultural Setting," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 40(1), pages 61-74, March.
    2. Roberto Mezzina & Daniela Vidoni, 1995. "Beyond the Mental Hospital: Crisis Intervention and Continuity of Care in Trieste. A Four Year Follow-Up Study in a Community Mental Health Centre," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 41(1), pages 1-20, March.

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