Care of the Mentally Ill

Social work practice involves working with and supporting people with mental health problems in many settings and across the life span. Growing as ...

A uniqueand effectiveapproach to mental health practiceClinical Case Management for People with Mental Illness combines theory, practice, and plent...

A uniqueand effectiveapproach to mental health practiceClinical Case Management for People with Mental Illness combines theory, practice, and plent...

Within the domains of criminal justice and mental health care, critical debate concerning ‘care’ versus ‘control’ and ‘therapy’ versus ‘security’ i...

First published in 1998. This is Volume I, of seven in the Sociology of Mental Health series. This is a study of the work and effects of the psychi...

This is Volume II of seven in a collection on the Sociology of Mental Health. Originally published in 1955, this study presents the social history...

Fiona Phillips is one of our best-loved television presenters. Well-known for being warm, chatty and down to earth, she attended her local comprehe...

More people die by suicide each year than by homicide, wars, and terrorist attacks combined. Witnesses and survivors are left perplexed and trouble...

The correlation between 'disengagement' and illness in people with dementia living in long-term care settings is becoming more widely recognised, a...

From the author:'My father doesn't feature much in Running with Scissors. And one of the reasons for this is because he didn't feature much in my l...

Taking forward the debate on the role and power of institutions for treating and incarcerating the insane, this volume challenges recent scholarshi...

What does it mean to engage in ethical, anti-racist pastoral care with women with mental illness, particularly if these women are residents of an i...

Growing out of an interest in exploring the contemporary contexts and practices related to mental health social work across the world, this book pr...

Advancing work to effectively study, understand, and serve the fastest growing U.S. ethnic minority population, this volume explicitly emphasizes t...

This is Volume V of seven in a collection on the Sociology of Mental Health. Originally published in 1964, the object of this book is to study a pa...

Over the centuries work for persons with severe mental illness has ranged from virtual slave labor to institutional peonage to contemporary rehabil...

In this book author Michele P. Bratina demonstrates how the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) supports integration of the U.S. healthcare and justic...

In this book author Michele P. Bratina demonstrates how the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) supports integration of the U.S. healthcare and justic...

The experience of living and working with schizophrenia is often fraught with challenges and setbacks. This book is a comprehensive attempt to expl...

The experience of living and working with schizophrenia is often fraught with challenges and setbacks. This book is a comprehensive attempt to expl...

In the first book devoted exclusively to the contentious politics of autism, noted political scientist and public policy expert John J. Pitney, Jr....

'Bedlam!' The very name conjures up graphic images of naked patients chained among filthy straw, or parading untended wards deluded that they are N...

Schizophrenic Women is a fascinating report on the lives of seventeen families that suffered the experiences associated with the hospitalization of...

Can a therapist expect a career that is both satisfying and financially rewarding? Yes! Find out how this dynamic guide will help you envision and...

A total institution is defined by Goffman as a place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated, individuals, cut off from the wid...

Employment is the highest priority for many people with severe mental illness and it is a central aspect of recovery. Over the past two decades, th...

Hoarding is a serious, time-consuming, and expensive problem for virtually every community across the United States. First responders often encount...

Urban Waters, Wild Catch!Explore the unexpected with Urban Fly Fishing Dallas-Fort Worth, your ultimate guide to hidden fishing streams in the hear...

Supporting Bereaved Students at School provides educational professionals with essential information to support bereaved students. The book specifi...

This book explores the challenges of applying disability theory and policy, including the social model of disability, to madness and distress. It b...

This book explores the challenges of applying disability theory and policy, including the social model of disability, to madness and distress. It b...