Women's mental health services : a public health perspective / edited by Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Andrea K. Blanch, Ann Jennings.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levin, Bruce Lubotsky.

Blanch, Andrea K.

Jennings, Ann, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Mental health.

Women.

Women--Mental health services.

Mental Health Services--organization & administration.

United States.

Women's Health Services--organization & administration.

Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.

Women's Rights.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Health Services--organization & administration.

United States.

Women's Health Services--organization & administration.

Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.

Women's Rights.

Physical Description:

xix, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1998]

Summary:

In this volume, authorities from around the United States and from a variety of perspectives analyze and discuss key topics in women's mental health, including empowerment, substance abuse, severe mental illness and interpersonal violence.

Issues examined in the first part focus on service delivery - for example, the organizational structure of service delivery, gender and racial service disparities, and challenges women face as mental health administrators. Contributors to Part Two explore special issues and populations, including women who have survived trauma such as sexual abuse, and women with mental disorders who are in prison.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0761905081

076190509X

OCLC:

38016550