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The purpose of this chapter is to trace the evolution of recent mental health policy in the United States since the beginning of the fourth quarter of the twentieth century, and to outline the relationship this evolution has had with mental health service delivery and the use of IT in the field. The chapter begins with an overview of mental health policy and the evolution of information technology. IT use and policies from 1975 to 2014 are reviewed by time period. The author presents each decade with Hallmarks, the Policy Context, and the IT Context, The early years are characterized by angst in the mental health field. The later decades are ones of alternating concern and hope about the future of mental health services and technology. The author offers predictions for the future use of IT in mental health.
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Manderscheid, R. (2015). Past, Present, and Future Policy and IT Landscape in Public Mental Health Care. In: Dewan, N., Luo, J., Lorenzi, N. (eds) Mental Health Practice in a Digital World. Health Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14109-1_1
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