Mental category: 19657 books
Working with Dual Diagnosis
A Psychosocial Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
In the UK it is estimated that a third of patients in mental health services have a substance use problem, and that half of patients in drug and alcohol services have a mental health problem. Part of Palgrave's Foundations of Mental Health series, this book explores the intertwined issues of substance...
by Prof David Goldberg, Ian M Goodyer
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Why are some people more vulnerable to common mental disorders than others?
What effects do genes and environments exert on the development of mental disorders?
The Origins and Course of Common Mental Disorders describes the nature, characteristics and causes of common emotional and...
The Clinician's Guide to Managed Behavioral Care
Second Edition of The Clinician's Guide to Managed Mental Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Managed care is a revolution impacting the practice of clinicians throughout America. The Clinician’s Guide to Managed Behavioral Care, called “a survival kit” and “must reading,” helps clinicians develop and market professional services attuned to the needs of managed care systems, manage...
Innovative Mental Health Interventions for Children
Programs That Work
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
Children and families are in increasing need of mental health services that are more effective and less costly. Are you prepared to make this happen?
This vital book for clinical psychiatrists and trainers examines uniquely successful prevention programs addressing the most challenging mental...
Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity
A Practical Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Highly Commended in Health and social care in the 2017 BMA Medical Book Awards
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) regulates decision making processes on behalf of adults who are unable to give informed consent, due to a loss in mental capacity (be that from birth, or due to an illness or injury...
The Equality Act 2010 in Mental Health
A Guide to Implementation and Issues for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
The Equality Act 2010 in Mental Health provides a critical guide to the Act: what it means for mental health services and how it should be implemented.
It addresses each of the nine characteristics protected by the Act in turn, examining the research and practice issue associated with each...
Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness
Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
In Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes, Richard Hallam takes aim at the very concept of mental illness, and explores new ways of thinking about and responding to psychological distress.
Though the concept of mental illness has infiltrated everyday language,...
by Jeffrey Cheng
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2018
A beneficial book for mental health professionals, social workers, nurses, teachers or parents and caregivers who may be working with high risk youths with mental health disorders or substance abuse disorders. Sam's Journal gives a glimpse into the person behind the mental illness and can be used...
Broken Brain, Fortified Faith
Lessons of Hope through a Child's Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
The terms "mental illness” and “mental health” are often used casually, but many don’t believe mental illness is relevant to their lives. However, studies show that more people live with mental illness than heart disease, lung disease, and cancer combined.
Broken Brain,...
Managing Mental Health in the Community
Chaos and Containment
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Managing Mental Health in the Community is a guide to best practice in the management of community care for people with mental health problems.
A major theme is how to balance the 'triangle of care' that represents the needs and concerns of the user, carer (professional or family) and community. Rather...
Mental Health Care of Children and Adolescents
A Guide for Primary Care Clinicians
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
This indispensable resource provides vital guidance for integrating mental health care into your primary care practice. Learn from leading experts the latest information on enhancements to the medical home and on the care of children and adolescents with mental health symptoms that do not rise to...
Religion and Prevention in Mental Health
Research, Vision, and Action
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Here is the first book which highlights the unique resource of religion in the field of prevention. Until now, religious systems have been a largely undertapped resource of talent, energy, care, and physical and financial assets. Religion and Prevention in Mental Health is a significant new volume...
Mastering Expert Testimony
A Courtroom Handbook for Mental Health Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1996
The past two decades have seen a rapidly growing involvement of psychologists and psychiatrists in legal proceedings for criminal cases, divorces, and traffic and industrial accidents. Mental health professionals are traditionally not trained to cope with the legal responsibilities that arise from...
Mental Health Services for Adults with Intellectual Disability
Strategies and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2010
This book considers how mental health services have evolved over the past three decades to meet the needs of people with intellectual disability, focusing on the ways that theories and policies have been applied to clinical practice.
Nick Bouras and Geraldine Holt both have extensive experience...