Brings together experts from a range of disciplines to provide a comprehensive and contemporary account of community care services for people with severe mental health problems. Includes papers on: the significance of policy, practice and research; principles of working with people who experience mental health problems; purchasing mental health services; the structure and organisation of community mental health teams; the primary/secondary care interface; evaluating community mental health care; economic evaluation of mental health services and treatment initiatives; family intervention; cognitive behaviour therapy for severe mental illness; early intervention in psychotic relapse; the administration and monitoring of neuroleptic medication; the assessment and management of risk; training for the workforce; and serious mental health problems in the community - future directions for policy, research and practice.
Brings together experts from a range of disciplines to provide a comprehensive and contemporary account of community care services for people with severe mental health problems. Includes papers on: the significance of policy, practice and research; principles of working with people who experience mental health problems; purchasing mental health services; the structure and organisation of community mental health teams; the primary/secondary care interface; evaluating community mental health care; economic evaluation of mental health services and treatment initiatives; family intervention; cognitive behaviour therapy for severe mental illness; early intervention in psychotic relapse; the administration and monitoring of neuroleptic medication; the assessment and management of risk; training for the workforce; and serious mental health problems in the community - future directions for policy, research and practice.
Subject terms:
medication, mental health problems, management, policy formulation, primary care, psychotherapy, purchaser-provider split, risk, risk management, severe mental health problems, social policy, staff, staff development, staff management, training, assertive outreach, assessment, community care, community mental health teams, families, evaluation, financing;