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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348233003321

Autore

Heath David S.

Titolo

Home treatment for acute mental disorders : an alternative to hospitalization / / David S. Heath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Brunner-Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-135-95306-6

0-203-50706-1

1-135-95307-4

1-280-15765-8

9786610157655

Descrizione fisica

xxxii, 293 p. : ill

Disciplina

362.2/4

Soggetti

Mobile emergency mental health services

Crisis intervention (Mental health services)

Home-based mental health services

Mentally ill - Home care

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Comparative studies of mobile crisis home treatment, 1958-2001 -- Studies of home visiting and early intervention, 1992-1993 -- Mobile crisis home treatment in a US managed care organization -- Mobile crisis teams in US -- Summary and discussion -- Mobile crisis home treatment and psychiatric beds -- Disadvantages of hospital treatment -- How is mobile crisis home treatment an alternative to hospital admission? -- How does mobile crisis home treatment compare to other alternatives to hospital? -- Mobile crisis home treatment, early intervention and modified outpatient services -- Mobile crisis home treatment and psychiatric emergency services -- Mobile crisis home treatment and crisis intervention -- Mobile crisis home treatment and outreach -- Mobile crisis home treatment services in three countries: seven site visits : USA, Canada, Britain -- Key elements and principles of mobile crisis home treatment -- Key elements and principles of mobile crisis home treatment -- How to set up and operate a mobile



crisis home treatment service -- Starting up a mobile crisis home treatment service -- Should the mobile crisis home treatment team be a separate team, or integrated with a standard mental health team? -- Operating a mobile crisis home treatment service -- Daily program operations -- The process of mobile crisis home treatment from start to finish -- Mobile crisis home treatment of specific mental disorders. part I -- A mobile crisis home treatment service for schizophrenia -- Mobile crisis home treatment of specific mental disorders. part II.