Mental health policy and practice today [[electronic resource] /] / Ted R. Watkins, James W. Callicutt, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480173903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1997
• ISBN: 0-8039-7138-9; 1-322-42343-1; 1-4522-4927-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WatkinsTed R; CallicuttJames W
• Disciplina: 362.20973
• Soggetti: Mental health policy - United States; Mental health services - 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 indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I - Introduction; Chapter 1 - Overview of the Field of Mental Health; Chapter 2 - Institutional and Community Approaches to the Provision of Mental Health Services; Chapter 3 - Political Aspects of Mental Health Treatment; Chapter 4 - The Impact of the Courts on Mental Health Policy and Services; Chapter 5 - Personnel: The Professionals and Their Preparation; Part II - The Expanding Base of Knowledge in Mental Health; Chapter 6 - Neuroscientific Research in Mental Health; Chapter 7 - Research into Social Factors in Mental Illness; Chapter 8 - Psychoeducation: A Contemporary ApproachChapter 9 - Self-Help and Advocacy Groups in Mental Health; Part III - Mental Health Services to Special Populations; Chapter 10 - Mental Health Services to Immigrants and Refugees; Chapter 11 - Current Perspectives on the Homeless Mentally Ill; Chapter 12 - Services to the Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill; Chapter 13 - Mental Health Services to America's Veterans; Chapter 14 - Mental Health Services to Minority Groups of Color; Chapter 15 - Women as Mental Health Service Recipients and Providers; Chapter 16 - Treatment of Children and Adolescents: Inpatient and Outpatient Mental Health IssuesChapter 17 - Mental Health Services to Older Adults; Chapter 18 - The State of Mental Health Services to Criminal Offenders; Chapter 19 - Mental Health Services to Substance Abusers; Part IV - Implications for the 21st Century; Chapter 20 - The Influence of Technology on Mental Health Services; Chapter 21 - Mental Health Service Delivery in the Age of Managed Care; Chapter 22 - Looking Ahead: Issues to Be Resolved; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.