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Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment in Mental Health
Contributor(s): Johnson, Sonia (Editor), Needle, Justin (Editor), Bindman, Jonathan P. (Editor)
ISBN: 0521678757     ISBN-13: 9780521678759
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $75.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2008
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Annotation: Pioneering book combining history, theory and practical guidance on crisis resolution and home treatment teams.
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Mental Health
- Medical | Home Care
- Psychology | Psychopathology - General
Dewey: 362.204
LCCN: 2008012846
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.8" W x 9.4" (1.54 lbs) 354 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Crisis resolution and home treatment teams offer rapid response in psychiatric crises and offer an alternative to hospital admission. These crisis assessment and treatment groups are an increasingly important component of mental health care and are now adopted into the service provision strategies of most developed healthcare systems. This book describes the evidence to support the establishment of such a service, the principles involved, how to set up and organise these teams, how patients should be assessed for intensive home treatment and what types of care the teams should offer. This volume is essential reading for mental health workers, service planners and policy maker seeking to establish and operate a crisis resolution and home treatment service. No other book provides such a comprehensive account combining the theoretical underpinnings with the practical guidance on how to establish teams and work with patients. Case studies are included to illustrate the key points.

Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Sonia: - Sonia Johnson is Reader in Social and Community Psychiatry at the Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London.Needle, Justin: - Justin Needle is Research Fellow at the Centre for Allied Health Professions Research, City University, London.Bindman, Jonathan P.: - Jonathan P. Bindman is Clinical Director of Lambeth Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London.