Mental health policy and practice today (Sage Publications, 1997)
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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
Brings together practitioners and researchers to describe and reflect upon the dynamic nature of US mental health practice in a period of rapid social change