Serious Mental Health Problems in the Community by Charles Br... - 9780702021275

Serious Mental Health Problems in the CommunityPolicy, Practice & Research\nAuthor(s): Charles Brooker, Julie Repper\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bailliere Tindall\nISBN-13: 9780702021275, 978-0702021275\nSynopsis\nThe shift in the care of people with serious mental illness to community-based care has been the subject of intense policy, educational and research activity, yet the provision of effective services remains problematic. This book brings together experts from a range of disciplines to provide a comprehensive and contemporary account of community services.\nSection I: Contemporary Issues in Community Health Care Services provides an informed and critical overview of the effect of policy framework, organizational structures, economic issues and the principles of 'good' practice in the provision of community services for people with serious mental health problems.\nSection II: Specific Intervention strategies summarises s