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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 130, No. 1

Articles | January 01, 1973

Problems Associated with the Introduction of a Psychiatric Unit Into a Rural General Hospital

SANFORD BLOOMBERG

Am J Psychiatry 1973;130:28-31.

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Director, East Spoke, Franklin County Public Hospital, Greenfield, Mass. He is also in private practice at 112 Washington Ave., Northampton, Mass. 01060

1973, The American Psychiatric Association

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The author describes the establishment of a psychiatric unit in a rural general hospital in Massachusetts and some of the problems that arose in the first two years; particular attention is paid to the interaction between the psychiatric unit and the hospital's medical staff Emphasizing psychiatry as a medical specialty and attempting to relate psychiatry to traditional medical values were vital in coping effectively with the problems.

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