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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459508503321

Titolo

Mental health services [[electronic resource] ] : a public health perspective / / edited by Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Kevin D. Hennessy, John Petrila

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-19-978015-3

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (572 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LevinBruce Lubotsky

HennessyKevin D

PetrilaJohn

Disciplina

362.20973

Soggetti

Mental health services - United States

Mental health policy - United States

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

Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Services Delivery Issues; Chapter 1 A Public Health Approach to Mental Health Services; Chapter 2 The Financing of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services: Insurance, Managed Care, and Reimbursement; Chapter 3 Law, Services Delivery, and Policy; Chapter 4 Quality Improvement; Chapter 5 Workforce; Part II: Selected Populations and Treatment Settings; Section A: At-Risk Populations; Section B: Treatment Settings; Part III: Special Issues; Chapter 19 Mental Health Disparities; Chapter 20 The Recovery Movement

Chapter 21 Economic Issues in Psychotropic Medication UseChapter 22 The Complexity of Mental Health Services Research Data; Chapter 23 Evaluating Mental Health Systems and Systems Change; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

This revised and expanded third edition text utilizes a public health framework and the latest epidemiological, treatment, and service systems research to promote a comprehensive understanding of the organization, financing, and delivery of mental health and substance abuse services in the United States. Written by national experts in the



field, this timely work will provide policymakers, administrators, clinicians, and public health and behavioral health graduate students with the knowledge base needed to manage and transform mental health service systems, both nationally and locally. The boo