The purpose of this study was to describe the reports regularly written in mental health hospitals and community mental health centers. Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, pastoral counselors, administrators, and records specialists were interviewed. A total of 150 randomly selected samples of five basic mental health records were analyzed. Rhetorical contexts for each were evaluated.
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