| Better Mental Health Care Contributor(s): Thornicroft, Graham (Author), Tansella, Michele (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521689465 ISBN-13: 9780521689465 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $65.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: A concise guide to establishing, developing and evaluating modern mental health services. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Medical | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 362.2 |
| LCCN: 2008036967 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 194 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A concise guide to establishing, developing and evaluating modern mental health services, providing the relevant evidence to support necessary choices between alternative models of care. It includes a step-by-step guide to what to do and how to do it, taking into account the needs of people with mental illnesses in the general population, the available resources, and the main policy requirements. It also gives readers practical resources to assist them in their role in establishing and developing mental health services with examples of best practice taken from countries world-wide. In addition, key relevant issues such as international agreements on human rights and guidelines on best practice to reduce stigma and discrimination are explained. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tansella, Michele: - Michele Tansella is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Verona, Italy.Thornicroft, Graham: - Graham Thornicroft is Professor of Community Psychiatry and Head of the Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK. |