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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1161

The authors describe one model for setting up a good relationship between an academic department of psychiatry and a community mental health program. The "marriage model" emphasizes total integration. It has proved to be effective in providing a large volume of clinical service, a fruitful context for numerous education and training programs, and many opportunities for research.

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