[Management of psychiatric patients in the community--developments up to now, current problems and future perspectives exemplified by the Tübingen district].

The development of the care of mentally ill persons in the last 25 years is shown by the example of the district of Tübingen with about 200,000 inhabitants, a district that did not take part in the model program of the Government. Considering the current care situation, the problems of cooperation and coordination as well as the ensuring of quality, which are actually most important, are discussed; approaches for solutions are outlined. We try a view on the coming 25 years.