Care of the Mentally Ill

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...

Examine the psychosocial factors that affect lesbian and bisexual women’s mental healthThis essential guide presents up-to-date, evidence-based inf...

This book presents cutting edge developments in Adult Mental Health through the presentation of creative and innovative applications of systemic th...

Dust: Life, Alice thinks, isn't worth living. So, Alice kills herself. Sort of. Forced to watch the aftermath of her suicide and its ripple effect ...

In 2015 the landmark suicide of the 100th woman to kill herself in prison custody passed largely unnoticed. This book by two experts set out to red...

This best-selling book explores the crucial role of social workers in securing a better future for vulnerable and disadvantaged adult service users...

Hundreds of thousands of the inmates who populate the nation's jails and prison systems today are identified as mentally ill. Many experts point to...

‘Dazzlingly and daringly written’ Rachel Cooke, ObserverW-3 is a small psychiatric ward in a large university hospital, a world of pills and passes...

A whip-smart, dark comedy for fans of Sally Rooney, Fleabag and My Year of Rest and Relaxation'Janet is my soulmate' LUCY MANGAN'Surprising and irr...

Forensic Assessment of Violence Risk: A Guide for Risk Assessment and Risk Management provides both a summary of research to date and an integrated...

Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. But one fateful March morning in 1989, the course of Cory's life changed dramatically. It star...

This book follows the treatment of a mentally disabled person from an institutional perspective, in which a unit is presented as an objectified sub...

Written for social workers by a social worker, Mental Disorders, Medications, and Clinical Social Work discusses the etiology, epidemiology, assess...

Humans are social animals and, in general, don’t thrive in isolated environments. Homeless people, many of whom suffer from serious mental illnesse...