Mental Health category: 18328 books
A Balanced Life
Nine Strategies for Coping with the Mental Health Problems of a Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
A practical, compassionate guide to building a supportive relationship with someone with a mental illness--while taking care of yourself.
The ultimate goal of those with a mental disorder and the people who love them is balance: emotional, mental, spiritual, and behavioral. Yet, living with...
by Dr. PS Reddy
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2011
Many students and trainees starting their work with people having mental retardation find it difficult to understand the similarities and uniqueness with which they present and the need for good management. There are a variety of service inputs and models to meet some of the mental health needs of...
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling
Four Directions for Integration with Counselling Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
North America’s Indigenous population is a vulnerable group, with specific psychological and healing needs that are not widely met in the mental health care system. Indigenous peoples face certain historical, cultural-linguistic and socioeconomic barriers to mental health care access that government,...
Social Work Health and Mental Health
Practice, Research and Programs
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Rise to today’s challenges with these innovative and helpful value-based solutions!
Containing important, research-based insights into social work practice in these fields, Social Work Health and Mental Health Practice, Research and Programs provides unique perspectives on shared practice...
Mental Disorder in Canada
An Epidemiological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Canada has long been recognized as a leader in the field of psychiatric epidemiology, the study of the factors affecting mental health in populations. However, there has never been a book dedicated to the study of mental disorder at a population level in Canada. This collection of essays by leading...
by Todd Leader
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2017
It’s Not About Us is a guide to improving the client experience with the mental health and addiction system across Canada. It examines the traditional and current pathology-oriented medical model, within which all of our services are built, and looks at how that model actually prevents the transformation...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Although the epidemiology of mental illnesses is innately complex, there have been many strides in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic mental illnesses as more research is being conducted in the field. As more information becomes available, mental health professionals are able to develop more effective...
by Guy Ramsay
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
With rapid economic progress and increasing life expectancy in East Asian societies, more attention is being paid by their governments, the media and the academy to mental illness and dementia. While clinical research on mental illness and dementia in Chinese societies acknowledges the importance...
by David B. Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Mental health-substance use is a complex interrelation, with equally complex implications for individuals and their families, health professionals and society. Although its international recognition as an issue of critical importance is growing, clear guidance for professionals on mental health-substance...
by Steven I Pfeiffer
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
As residential treatment centers and psychiatric hospitals are increasingly asked to document their effectiveness, it is essential for mental health care providers to demonstrate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the services they provide. Outcome Assessment in Residential Treatment helps health...
Mental Disorders Around the World
Facts and Figures from the World Mental Health Surveys
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
This unique book presents original research from the largest cross-national survey of the epidemiology of mental disorders ever conducted. It provides the latest findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys based on interviews of nearly 150,000 individuals in twenty-six countries on six continents....
Family Matters
Interfaces between Child and Adult Mental Health
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2005
Family Matters focuses on research and clinical material which bridges the traditional gap between child and adult mental health. Rather than considering child and adult problems separately, the authors address the often complex interactions between the two, covering such topics as: · The implications...
Mental Health Care for People of Diverse Backgrounds
The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews, Vol 1
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Mental health care needs vary in different groups of people, but many healthcare professionals have a poor understanding of exactly how. From ethnicity to sexuality, family to religion, "Mental Health Care for People of Diverse Backgrounds" is a unique examination of how cultures can, and...
The Handbook of Mental Health and Space
Community and Clinical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2018
The Handbook of Mental Health and Space brings together the psychosocial work on experiences of space and mental distress, making explicit the links between theoretical work and clinical and community practice. The change from an institutional to community care model of mental health services can...