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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pritchard, Jacki.

Ryan, Tony, 1958-

Series:

Good practice in social work ; 10.

Good practice in social work ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health.

Mental illness--Prevention.

Mental illness.

Mentally ill--Services for--Great Britain.

Mentally ill.

Psychiatric social work--Great Britain.

Psychiatric social work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st American pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610266890

9781280266898

1280266899

9781423710257

1423710258

9781846420535

1846420539

OCLC:

191038981