Process Problems in Community Psychiatry
E. WILLIAM HAUSER M.D.1
1 Private practice at 32322 South Coast Highway, South Laguna, Calif, clinical instructor, department of psychiatry, University of California at Irvine
A psychoanalytic view of the community mental health agency is presented. Particular process problems can arise in agency/community (analyst/patient) relations, internal administrative and paperwork problems, and personnel conflicts leading to "agency neurosis." If the agency is to conduct its community mental health functions optimally, it must first have a clear sense of its own identity and purpose.
