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The Therapeutic Community

In this new approach to treating mental disturbance the ward is a self-governing community. Shared values and social role-playing reinforce therapy based on open discussion of patients' problems

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 224 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Therapeutic Community” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 224 No. 3 (), p. 34
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0371-34