Care of the Mentally Ill

'A Victorian Tragedy', for the first time, describes how the landmark court case of Banks v Goodfellow (1870) came about, what happened to the prot...

A psychiatrists travels through the history of mental illness Who is mad? Who is not? And who decides? In this fascinating new exploration of men...

This reader consists of diverse writings about Gould Farm, considered the nations oldest residential rehabilitation community. The Farm now assists...

More than fifty million people a year are diagnosed with some form of mental illness. It spares no sex, race, age, ethnicity, or income level. And ...

'Read this book. Then talk to your sons. It is essential reading' Jamie Theakston 'An extraordinary and important book. Read it immediately' Claudi...

Research shows that LGBTQ individuals seek therapy at higher rates than the general population, and yet there is a lack of effective, evidence-base...

We have lost our way when it comes to treating serious mental illness: this is a powerful call to arms from highly respected doctor and therapist, ...

Coping Long-Term with Active Suicide Program (CLASP): Clinician Guide is an indispensable resource for clinicians, researchers and mental health pr...

Social workers and other professionals working in the area of mental health often face complex and difficult practice dilemmas shaped by increasing...

The 'Our Encounters with - ' series collect together unnmediated, unsanitised narratives by service-users, past service-users and carers. These sto...

Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world, to many famously known as Bedlam: a chaotic madhouse that brutalised its patients. ...

Claire Barcham is a registered social worker with over 20 years experience, including practicing as an ASW/AMHP since 1996 and regularly providing ...

One of the non-fiction books of the year. Andrew O Hagan A powerful, evocative and deeply personal journey into the world o...

The most authoritative evidence-based approach to mental health policy and design. Rooted in research findings that support an evidence-based orien...

The overwhelming majority of police calls involve individuals with mental health experiences and yet limited resources exist to prepare first respo...

We all share identical properties that mark us out as human beings. Even so, every person is unique: we are not clones. Its the same with depressio...

Integrated Care: A Guide for Effective Implementation provides a detailed, thoughtful, and experience-based guide to the complex and potentially ov...

Now in an updated fifth edition, this book provides readers with overviews of all the key theories, concepts and terminology associated with mental...

In this moving, deeply humane and surprisingly uplifting book, poet Mike Barnes shows that a side of dementia that is almost entirely missing from...

'Extremely compelling'  THE GUARDIAN 'It's a fascinating read... Buy the book! Buy the book!'  JO GOOD, BBC RADIO LONDON 'Searing... funny, eloquen...

Mental health services tend to view and treat mental health problems in an individual-centric way. This book argues for an alternative route to rec...

In the published literature of madness, and its institutional management, the earliest English institutions for the mad have tended to be treated a...

Re-released with a new introduction, and to coincide with a film of the same title (directed by the author), Mad To Be Normal is the memoir R. D. L...

The issue of the mental health consequences of disasters is always timely, but, at present, its consideration serves a pressing need if one takes i...

Almost forgotten by time, tucked away beyond the sight of the passerby, there is a little piece of old England, which was for many years a forgotte...

It has never been more essential to support our mental health at work. With one in four people experiencing poor mental health right now, we need t...

The Problem-Specific Guides series summarise knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. They ar...

Recovery has been the most important concept and ideology in working with clients with mental problems. In 2004, recovery was adopted by the United...

This book chronicles the development of the institutional model in Massachusetts with the well-intended beginnings, the decline and subsequent hero...

This handbook provides a succinct introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health p...

For over 500 years, women have suffered claims of mental decay solely on account of their gender. Frigid, insane, not quite there, a witch in sheep...