Havens : stories of true community healing / / Leonard Jason and Martin Perdoux ; foreword by Thomas Moore
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| Autore: |
Jason Leonard
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| Titolo: |
Havens : stories of true community healing / / Leonard Jason and Martin Perdoux ; foreword by Thomas Moore
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2004 |
| London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.2/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Community mental health services - United States |
| Community psychology | |
| Healing - Social aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
PerdouxMartin
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-148) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: The Shrinking of Community in America; CHAPTER 2: More Than a Blessing; CHAPTER 3: The Dignity of Aging; CHAPTER 4: A Retreat from Mental Illness: Learning the Art of Living; CHAPTER 5: The Invisible Patient; CHAPTER 6: Other Havens; Appendix A: Oxford House and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resources; Appendix B: Elderly Resources; Appendix C: Mental Health Resources; Appendix D: CFS, Fibromyalgia, and MCS Resources; Appendix E: Miscellaneous Resources and Links; Appendix F: Perceived Sense of Community Scale |
| Appendix G: Participatory Action Research with Chronic Fatigue SyndromeBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Series Editor and Advisory Board | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | For good reasons, Americans are growing concerned about the cost of health care and housing. There are many reasons why people need care-the addiction of a teenage child or spouse, an elderly relative in need of nursing home care, a psychological disorder, or a chronic medical condition-but even moderately successful institutional solutions for these problems are often too costly to be truly helpful. The cost of healthcare is so high it can result in homelessness. Leonard Jason and Martin Perdoux show us a relatively low-cost and effective solution growing in neighborhoods across the country: |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Havens |
| ISBN: | 979-84-00-66207-2 |
| 9786612408922 | |
| 1-282-40892-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817291703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Contemporary psychology (Praeger Publishers)