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Some Observations Of The Swedish Psychiatric System, Gunnar Robert Almgren
Some Observations Of The Swedish Psychiatric System, Gunnar Robert Almgren
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The purpose of this report is to introduce the reader to the system of psychiatric services in Sweden. The format of this report is a brief summary of the economic, political and value context of the Swedish welfare state, a review of the essential services available to the Swedish citizen under present Swedish social welfare policy, and then an overview of Sweden's psychiatric system. The overview of the system itself includes a discussion of general characteristics as well as an examination of the system as it operates in one particular region.