Good practice in adult mental health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Tony Ryan and Jacki Pritchard

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450346403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-26689-9; 9786610266890; 1-4237-1025-8; 1-84642-053-9
• Edizione: [1st American pbk. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Collana: Good practice in social work ; ; 10
• Altri autori (Persone): PritchardJacki; RyanTony <1958->
• Disciplina: 362.2
• Soggetti: Mental health; Mental illness - Prevention; Mentally ill - Services for - Great Britain; Psychiatric social work - Great Britain; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Good Practice in Adult Mental Health; CONTENTS; Preface; 1. What is Mental Health, Illness and Recovery?; 2. Human Rights and Mental Health Law; 3. The Care Programme Approach; 4. Interventions in Mental Health: Promoting Collaborative Working and Meaningful Support; 5. Medication Management; 6. The Role of Primary Care; 7. Medical Diagnosis of Mental Illness; 8. Multidisciplinary Teamworking and the Roles of Members; 9. Supporting Staff; 10. From Grassroots to Statute: The Mental Health Service User Movement in England; 11. mental Health Advocacy and Empowerment in Focus; 12. Personal Experiences of Mental Health and Illness13. Carer Perpectives; 14. Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health; 15. Gender and Mental Health; 16. Substance Misuse and Mental health; 17. Towards No Secrets: The Use of Multi-Agency policies and Procedures to Protect Mental Health Service Users from Abuse; 18. managing Violence; Glossary; List of contributors; Subject index; Author index
• Sommario/riassunto: This text is a guide to good practice within adult mental health care, providing a comprehensive introduction to mental health and illness. It is designed to aid mental health professionals and workers, agencies, and any individuals coming in to contact with mental illness, in recognising a mental health need or problem and offering appropriate support. This is an essential introduction written by practitioners, and also draws from the personal experiences of service users and carers, providing up-to-date and topical material covering major issues such as: the concepts of mental health, illnes