| Description |
1 online resource (417 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction. Overview of the field of mental health -- Institutional and community approaches to the provision of mental health services -- Political aspects of mental health treatment -- The impact of the courts on mental health policy and services -- Personnel: the professionals and their preparation -- The expanding base of knowledge in mental health. Neuroscientific research in mental health -- Research into social factors in mental illness -- Psychoeducation: a contemporary approach -- Self-help and advocacy groups in mental health -- Mental health services to special populations. Mental health services to immigrants and refugees -- Current perspectives on the homeless mentally ill -- Services to the severely and persistently mentally ill -- Mental health services to Americas's veterans -- Mental health services to minority groups of color -- Women as mental health service recipients and providers -- Treatment of children and adolescents: inpatient and outpatient mental health issues -- Mental health services to older adults -- The state of mental health services to criminal offenders -- Mental health services to substances abusers -- Implications for the 21st century. The influence of technology on mental health services -- Mental health service delivery in the age of managed care -- Looking ahead: issues to be resolved |
| Summary |
The dynamic nature of mental health practice today is reflected in this informative and stimulating resource. The first section overviews societal and cost issues related to mental health problems. The contributors then focus on the expanding base of knowledge in the mental health field, such as that arising from neuroscientific and social research, psychoeducation, self-help and advocacy groups. The third section examines populations with special needs, including homeless people whose numbers have risen in recent years - due in part to their expulsion from institutional care. Finally |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mental health services -- United States
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Mental health policy -- United States
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Mental health services.
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Medical policy.
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Mental Health Services
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Delivery of Health Care -- trends
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Health Policy
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Medical policy
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Mental health policy
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Mental health services
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Psychiatrische Versorgung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Geestelijke gezondheidszorg.
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Welzijnsbeleid.
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| SUBJECT |
United States |
| Subject |
United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Callicutt, James W. W
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| LC no. |
96051206 |
| ISBN |
9781452249278 |
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145224927X |
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0803971389 |
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9780803971387 |
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1322423431 |
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9781322423432 |
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