Mental Health Services

Is mental illness or madness at root an illness of the body, a disease of the mind, or a sickness of the soul? Should those who suffer from it be...

Whats sort of funny when something horrific happens is that nothing happens to the rest of the world. The cars still drive, the planes...

This book features 17 chapters from scientists and clinicians around the world using methods at the bench, bedside and at the population level to p...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) c...

This book provides an effective model for helping persons with serious mental illness and is suitable for readers working in psychiatric rehabilita...

Behavioural health disorders (including both mental disorders and substance use disorders) affect a large number of people and contribute costs to ...

Approved Mental Health Professionals are specialist professionals authorised to make ethically complex and difficult decisions on the behalf of peo...

Wellness is rapidly becoming an issue of great importance in clinical practice. Wellness-centric clinicians look to improve various traits known to...

What will the ethnic, racial and cultural face of the United States look like in the upcoming decades, and how will the American population adapt t...

Over the past 70 years or so, psychiatry has come out of the shadows. With it, has come the truly exceptional leaders that have spearheaded the inv...

In 1961, when Franco Basaglia arrived outside the grim walls of the Gorizia asylum, on the Italian border with Yugoslavia, it was a place of horr...

A contemplative practice with Buddhist roots, mindfulness is the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present-moment, no...

'Dr Moore's 1000-day-plus journey evocatively and beautifully describes the mental devastation that personal loss can leave in its wake and offers ...

This book is invaluable to nurses and all health and social care practitioners working with people living with dementia in a variety of contexts. I...

The Handbook of Mental Health and Space brings together the psychosocial work on experiences of space and mental distress, making explicit the link...

Bringing together experts in the field, this important book considers the underlying risk factors that create situations of psychosocial vulnerabil...

Anyone who works within children and adolescent mental health services will tell you what a challenging and complex world it is. To help prepare yo...

Mental Health Nursing: Dimensions of Praxis 3rd Edition prepares student nurses by equipping them with innovative skills and essential knowledge f...

The Last Asylum is Barbara Taylor's haunting memoir of her journey through the UK mental health system.A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR TH...

In 2004, recovery was adopted by the United States Federal government as the most important guiding principle in mental health services and interve...

Suicidal ideation may be defined as any self-reported thoughts of engaging in suicide related behavior. The first chapter provides a comprehensive ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the lead feder...

This book provides mental capacity practitioners with accessible ethical guidance and applicable tools for applying the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2...

***WINNER OF A NAUTILUS 2018 SILVER MEDAL BOOK AWARD***Innovations in Behavioural Health Architecture is the most comprehensive book written on thi...

Care planning and delivery are essential parts of everyday practice for all mental health practitioners. This new edition of Care Planning in Menta...

These coding cards provide a unique methodology for selecting the correct diagnosis code for commonly reported chronic diseases. Build a code in a...

Psychosocial and holistic approaches to assessment have become a central feature of modern mental health care. This practical and comprehensive boo...

Self-harm is a growing problem in children and young people but it can be hard to understand and difficult to recognise.Responding to Self-Harm in ...