[The social-psychiatric service in Stuttgart, its development and cooperation with the Public Health department].

The sociopsychiatric services in Stuttgart have developed from model projects of the free (ecclesiastical) bodies since the early eighties. In 1986, the city council decided on the promotion of eight sociopsychiatric services for Stuttgart. These services have been installed by now, including the communal health office. The communal and free bodies of these services require various forms of cooperation. Unlike the services of the free bodies the doctors of the communal health office are fully integrated into the team. Furthermore official authority is exercised only by the health office together with the office for public affairs.