Journal article
Mental Health Services in Cuba
Abstract
Despite its limited resources, Cuba has developed an integrated mental health system that emphasizes prevention and community care. It consists of three distinct organizations: the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution, one of many mass community organizations that strive to protect the revolution; the policlinics, which provide comprehensive health services to geographic areas containing 25,000 to 40,000 people; and the psychiatric …
Authors
Kates N
Journal
Psychiatric Services, Vol. 38, No. 7, pp. 755–758
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date
July 1987
DOI
10.1176/ps.38.7.755
ISSN
1075-2730