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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808925403321

Titolo

Good practice in adult mental health / / edited by Tony Ryan and Jacki Pritchard

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

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