Serious mental health problems in the community : policy, practice and research / edited by Charlie Brooker and Julie Repper.
Contributor(s): Brooker, Charlie
| Repper, Julie.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: London : Baillière Tindall, c1998Description: xii,336p. ; 25cm.ISBN: 070202127X; 9780702021275.Subject(s): Mental health policy | Community mental health services | Health and Wellbeing | Disability: social aspects | Psychiatric nursing | Emergency services | Mental health servicesDDC classification: 362.22 BRO Summary: Although the problems of helping patients with serious mental problems in the community have been subject to much research, the provision of effective services remains problematic. The contributors to this text offer an overview of the subject.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 362.22 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000542021 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The shift in the care of people with serious mental illness to community-based care has been the subject of intense policy, educational and research activity, yet the provision of effective services remains problematic. This book brings together experts from a range of disciplines to provide a comprehensive and contemporary account of community services.
Section I: Contemporary Issues in Community Health Care Services provides an informed and critical overview of the effect of policy framework, organizational structures, economic issues and the principles of 'good' practice in the provision of community services for people with serious mental health problems.
Section II: Specific Intervention strategies summarises much of the work to date on working effectively with people who have serious mental health problems. It combines research evidence and practical illustrations of approaches and interventions with informed comment on their efficacy and implementation in routine clinical practice.
Chapters include key points, case studies, questions for reflection and discussion and suggested further reading. Relevant research and evidence is cited throughout and the need for further research in this area are emphasised.
All students and practitioners involved in planning, providing and evaluating services for people who have serious mental health problems will find this book an invaluable source of information for developing and delivering effective services.
Leading editors and contributors Multidisciplinary perspectives, includes contributions from nurses, social workers, OTs and clinical psychologists
Evidence-based First book to provide a comprehensive and practical overview of strategies for working in this area
Focuses on practice through case-studies
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Although the problems of helping patients with serious mental problems in the community have been subject to much research, the provision of effective services remains problematic. The contributors to this text offer an overview of the subject.