BMJ  2005;331:592 (17 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7517.592-a

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Bush unveils mental health action plan

New York

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President Bush has unveiled a federal action agenda for mental health in the United States, aimed at helping more patients to live in the community and removing some of the stigma of mental illness.

The agenda, which is based on the earlier recommendations of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health ( BMJ 2003;327: 248[Free Full Text]), has been praised by a number of organisations, including the American Psychiatric Association and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. But critics say the agenda includes the promotion of unproved screening examinations and a controversial treatment algorithm, known as the Texas medication algorithm project (TMAP) ( BMJ 2004;328: 1458[Free Full Text]).

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