Clinical pharmacy services in mental health facilities.

The needs for clinical pharmacy services in mental health facilities have been identified, and a general, applicable role model description, which already is in practice across the country, has been given. Examples of implementation methods for institutions and for ambulatory care facilities have been described. Many pharmacists, particularly more recent graduates, already possess the skills necessary to provide clinical services in mental health facilities. These developments signal an end to the developmental phase of clinical mental health pharmacy practice and a beginning to the implementation phase of clinical mental health pharmacy practice.