Communication and Mental Illness [[electronic resource] ] : Theoretical and Practical Approaches

• Autore: France Jenny
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (480 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/5/0019
• Soggetto topico: Mental Disorders; Speech Disorders; Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Diseases; Psychiatry - General; Psychiatry; Health & Biological Sciences
• Altri autori: KramerSarah <1969->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Communication and Mental Illness: Theoretical and Practical Approaches; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Part I: Background; 1 Disorders of communication and mental illness; 2 Anxiety Disorders: Neurotic, Stress-Related and Somatoform Disorders; 3 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders; 4 Depression and Other Mood Disorders; 5 Personality Disorders; 6 Communication, Language and Mental Illness; 7 Assessment of Speech and Language in Mental Health; 8 Neuropsychiatry and Language; 9 Neuropsychology in Psychiatric Practice; Part II: Management of Mental Health Services ; 10 Introduction to Management and Patient Care11 Functioning of the Multidisciplinary Team and the Speech and Language Therapist; 12 The Speech and Language Therapist as a Member of the Mental Health Multidisciplinary Team; 13 Setting Up a Speech and Language Therapy Network in Mental Health; 14 Developing a Speech and Language Therapy Service in Mental Health; 15 General Psychiatry; 16 Services for Older People in Mental Health Settings; 17 Child Psychiatry; 18 Mental Health, Offenders and the Criminal Justice System; 19 Forensic Psychiatry; 20 People with Borderline-Mild Learning Disability ; 21 What Can We Learn From the Deaf Patient?22 Communication and Mental Health in People with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome; 23 Gender Identity Disorders; 24 Milieu Therapy; 25 Personal Construct Psychology; 26 Neurolinguistic Programming in Mental Health; 27 A Multidisciplinary Therapeutic Alliance: Group Work Developed Through Cognitive Behavioural Principles; 28 Interpersonal Skills as Part of Social Skill Training for Patients with Schizophrenia; Part III: The Way Forward; 29 Human Communication, Language and Mental Health: Some General Challenges for Research in this Field ; 30 Communication and Formal Thought Disorder in Schizophrenia31 Language and Communication in Schizophrenia: A Communication Processing Model; 32 Linguistic Deviance in Schizophrenia: Preliminary Report; 33 Discourse Analysis in Psychiatry; 34 What is Different About the Language of Persons with Mental Illness?; 35 Language Difficulties or Emotional Difficulties - What Comes First?; 36 Communication and Mental Health: The Way Forward; Appendix: Some Useful Addresses of Organisations Linked to Mental Health Work; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is for improving understanding of individuals with mental illness. It offers theoretical knowledge of the methods of communication commonly adopted by individuals with a variety of diagnoses of mental illness and how information about communication can influence service provision, ending with suggestions for future policy and practice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Communication and Mental Illness
• ISBN: 1-84985-005-4; 1-84642-273-6; 1-4175-0509-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826884803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II