Good Practice in Adult Mental Health.
Material type: TextSeries: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice SerPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (354 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781846420535Subject(s): Mental health | Mental illness -- Prevention | Mentally ill -- Services for -- Great Britain | Psychiatric social work -- Great BritainGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Good Practice in Adult Mental HealthDDC classification: 362.2 LOC classification: RA790 -- .G59 2004ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- 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 Illness -- 13. 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.
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, and any individuals coming in to contact with mental illness, in recognising a mental health need or problem and offering appropriate support.
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