The Balanced Service System of JCAH--how balanced is it?

The "Balanced Service System" is the basic conceptual model set forth by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals as a standard for community mental health centers. The author cites deficiencies in the model--namely, that it is based on a simplistic notion of social functioning--and suggests that a truly balanced system would integrate a medical model with a sophisticated interpretation of the social sciences.