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This article has presented the background, history, examples, and analyses of community care programs for the chronically mentally ill. From these data, it is concluded that such programs are as if not more effective an cost-efficient than conventional inpatient programs plus conventional follow-up for this population. The future, however, may depend much more on current political and economic trends than the scientific data available.
本文介绍了针对慢性精神病患者的社区护理项目的背景、历史、实例及分析。从这些数据可以得出结论，对于这一人群而言，此类项目即便不比传统住院项目加传统后续跟进更有效，至少也是同样有效且具有成本效益。然而，未来可能更多地取决于当前的政治和经济趋势，而非现有的科学数据。
