Article: Murphy & Rigg (2014). CLARIFYING THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH ACT AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS
Questions:
Why is it important for community based interventions to be philosophical- constructionism and not
methodological?
The guiding principle of community mental health is participation. Why is this principle important to effectively
treat mental illnesses? What are the negative implications of treatment in public psychiatric facilities?