Somers A R
Am J Psychiatry. 1977 Sep;134(9):959-65. doi: 10.1176/ajp.134.9.959.
The author identifies the direction of changes in health policy in the United States that need to be taken into account by the health professions in their dealings with government. She discusses three areas in which these changes will call for adjustment on the part of the medical profession and major health care institutions and defines the special challenge to psychiatry implicit in the changes. She concludes that the public's need for attention to the psychosocial aspects of health and the renewed interest in prevention present psychiatry with an opportunity to provide leadership in health care delivery.
作者指出了美国卫生政策变化的方向，卫生专业人员在与政府打交道时需要考虑这些方向。她讨论了三个领域，在这些领域中，这些变化将要求医学专业和主要医疗保健机构进行调整，并明确了这些变化中隐含的精神病学面临的特殊挑战。她得出结论，公众对关注健康的心理社会方面的需求以及对预防的重新关注，为精神病学提供了一个在医疗服务中发挥领导作用的机会。
