Care of people with mental health conditions Books

Book SynopsisAn exploration of the signs and symptoms of mental illness commonly seen by psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and GPs. Presented in a clear and concise manner suitable for clinical practice, this edition has been updated throughout and covers new diagnostic classifications systems such as the ICD-11.Table of Contents1. Classification of psychiatric disorders; 2. What is psychopathology? Controversies in classifying psychiatric disorder; 3. Disorders of Perception; 4. Disorders of Thought and Speech; 5. Disorders of Memory; 6. Disorders of emotion; 7. Disorders of the Experience of Self; 8. Motor Disorders; 9. Disorders of Consciousness; 10. Personality disorders; Index.

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Book SynopsisFor those who have experienced trauma, life may sometimes feel hopeless, full of feeling too much or too little, and the world can feel like a terrifying and dangerous place. This can be especially true for those hurt by people they loved, trusted, or relied on. To escape the pain, many trauma survivors disconnect from themselves and the world, including in ways that are risky or unsafe. The good news is that survivors can heal, recover from trauma, and grow. The Finding Solid Ground Program Workbook is an invaluable guide through this important, meaningful work, providing a step-by-step approach at a pace designed to feel safe. In this workbook, which can be used independently or in the context of psychotherapy, expert authors guide readers step by step along the path of healing from trauma, and offer specific exercises to practice daily that will help survivors feel safer and develop a grounded, worthy sense of self. This book includes the Information Sheets and Exercises that are the foundation for the Finding Solid Ground program; the companion book for therapists, Finding Solid Ground: Overcoming Obstacles in Trauma Treatment provides the theoretical, clinical, and research rationale for the program. Therapists will find that this program breaks recovery into practical and manageable steps that can be immediately implemented. Participation in the Finding Solid Ground program in the TOP DD Network study was linked with improved ability to manage emotions in healthy ways and reduced dissociation, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and self-injury.Trade ReviewFinding Solid Ground is the most helpful book available on the treatment of clinical dissociation. Based on an extended clinical research study, this guide is highly recommended for those who seek concrete, evidence-based guidance in this area. Equally recommended is the associated workbook, which provides detailed and compassionate information and exercises for clients struggling with dissociate challenges. * John Briere, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, author, Treating risky and compulsive behavior in trauma survivors. NY: Guilford (2019). *Finding Solid Ground is an enormous contribution to the field of trauma: the first book on trauma and dissociation written by authors who are both scholars and clinicians. They build a solid ground of research evidence to support an understanding of dissociation combined with practical applications that can be easily integrated into psychotherapy or serve as a stand-alone treatment. Well done! * Janina Fisher, Ph.D, author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors, Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma, and The Living Legacy Flip Chart. *Finding Solid Ground, provides invaluable resources on the treatment of dissociative trauma-related disorders. The authors are educators par excellence who have used their expertise as researchers and clinicians to produce a highly readable overview of dissociation along with treatment guidelines and exercises. Their innovative TOP DD studies offer empirical support for their approach. A major contribution! * Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP, Licensed Psychologist, Consultant/Trainer, Author, Co-Editor, The Treatment of Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders (2020) *Table of ContentsPreface: About the Finding Solid Ground Program Introduction Module 1. Grounding Module 2. Separating Past from Present Module 3. Additional Foundations Module 4. Getting and Feeling Safer, Part 1 Module 5. Addressing Trauma-Based Thinking Module 6. Getting and Feeling Safer, Part 2 Module 7. Improving Your Relationship with Emotions, Body Sensations, and Aspects of Self Module 8. Sticking With the Process and Building on Progress Resources

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Book Synopsis'Bedlam!' The very name conjures up graphic images of naked patients chained among filthy straw, or parading untended wards deluded that they are Napoleon or Jesus Christ. We owe this image of madness to William Hogarth, who, in plate eight of his 1735 Rake's Progress series, depicts the anti-hero in Bedlam, the latest addition to a freak show providing entertainment for Londoners between trips to the Tower Zoo, puppet shows and public executions. That this is still the most powerful image of Bedlam, over two centuries later, says much about our attitude to mental illness, although the Bedlam of the popular imagination is long gone. The hospital was relocated to the suburbs of Kent in 1930, and Sydney Smirke's impressive Victorian building in Southwark took on a new role as the Imperial War Museum. Following the historical narrative structure of her acclaimed Necropolis, BEDLAM examines the capital's treatment of the insane over the centuries, from the founding of Bethlehem Hospital in 1247 through the heyday of the great Victorian asylums to the more enlightened attitudes that prevail today.

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Book SynopsisChanging the parent-child dynamic to improve anxiety symptoms.Trade Review"What loving parent would not want to end the suffering of their child? Yet anxiety will run roughshod over families, taking advantage of responses that, on the surface, seem so caring. By the time they arrive in treatment, parents feel helpless and exhausted, while the worried child has become dependent on reassurance and overprotection. McCurry expertly elucidates for readers the tactics of therapeutic change that will stabilize the family system, empower the parents, and foster resilience in the child." -- Reid Wilson, PhD, co-author Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: Seven Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children "Work with parents of anxious children is becoming richer and more nuanced as practitioners used to doing parent training, communication skills work, and traditional cognitive behavior therapy begin to use acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies as well. This wise and well-written volume will help provide that sense of nuance and balance. It is not a treatment protocol, nor is it dedicated to any one approach; it is a guidebook, helping you to use your existing skills in more sophisticated ways and to learn new skills and approaches without having to abandon what you already know. Highly recommended." -- Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Co-developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life "This book is an incredibly valuable resource for every clinician working with anxious children and their parents. McCurry expertly integrates evocative clinical vignettes with a sophisticated, yet easily understood, biopsychosocial model. He explains the negative parent-child interactions so common in the families of anxious youth and provides an elegant and effective therapeutic approach for enhancing family communication and resolving conflict. Drawing from the cognitive-behavioral, functional analytic, acceptance, and mindfulness literatures, this book provides clear guidance and an abundance of clinical "pearls" for teaching parents how to create a healthy and resilient home environment." -- John Piacentini, PhD, ABPP, President, Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program, UCLA Semel Institute

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Book SynopsisIn Teenage Suicide Notes, sociologist Terry Williams pores over the writings of a diverse group of troubled youths to better grasp the motivations behind teenage suicide and to humanize those at risk of taking their own lives. Williams evaluates young people in rural and urban contexts and across lines of race, class, gender, and sexuality.Trade ReviewAlways the compassionate listener and masterful ethnographer, Terry Williams courageously takes on teenage suicide, one of the nation's most vexing and tragic subjects. He understands the problem as a father, mentor, teacher, and friend of victims and their families. May the voices of despairing teenagers whom Terry has presented here be heard throughout the nation. -- William Kornblum, Doctoral Program in Sociology, Graduate Center, City University of New York Teenage Suicide Notes is a remarkable book that in turns is powerful, poignant, and profoundly disturbing, as it places in focus the fragmented inner lives of young people living in alienated desperation at the very edge of existence, just before they end their lives. Suicide Notes allows us to witness aspects of their struggle, while encouraging our understanding. -- Elijah Anderson, author of Code of the Street and The Cosmopolitan Canopy, William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University Terry Williams makes us understand why young people engage in self-harm. He also tells us about what can be done. And by understanding the self-harm of our young, we also get to know ourselves as adults caught up in contemporary society. All this is brought to us with insight, respect, and dignity, without losing interpretative and critical power. What awaits the reader is the irrevocable need and hope for a dialogue between generations, since the self-harm of the young ultimately is a refusal to cope. -- Mats Trondman, Center for Cultural Sociology at Linnaeus University Terry Williams provides a rare and compassionate account of self-harm and the wish to 'check out' of this world via his compilation of teenage suicide notes obtained through a most mindful application of the ethnographic method. This is vital reading for mental health trainees and professionals, sociologists, policy makers and all in search of a fuller, experience-near, understanding of suicide. -- Howard Steele, New School for Social Research An important, veil-lifting book. Kirkus Reviews When Williams gets out of the way and lets his subjects talk, his central point is vindicated: To care about teens (or anyone), start by listening to what they tell you. -- Peter C. Baker Pacific StandardTable of ContentsList of Profiled Teens Prologue Introduction 1. Little Girl Lost: Kyra 2. The Fighter: Enoch 3. Overload: Candy 4. The Last Stand: David 5. Homo: Tucker 6. Escaping Death: Gita 7. Shock Jock: Boots 8. Cutter: Jill 9. On the Road: Cody 10. Born-Again Virgin: Gabriella Afterword Epilogue Acknowledgments Appendix 1: Ipe and Brownson Appendix 2: Enoch and His Brother Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat happened when people went mad in the fledgling colony of New South Wales? In this important new history of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, we find out through the correspondence of tireless colonial secretaries, the brazen language of lawyers and judges and firebrand politicians, and heartbreaking letters from siblings, parents and friends. We also hear from the mad themselves. Class, gender and race became irrelevant as illness, chaos and delusion afflicted convicts exiled from their homes and living under the weight of imperial justice; ex-convicts and small settlers as they grappled with the country they had taken from its Indigenous inhabitants, as well as officers, officials and wealthy colonists who sought to guide the course of European history in Australia.This not a history of the miserable institutions built for the mentally ill, or those living within them, or the people in charge of the asylums. These stories of madness are woven together into a narrative about freedom and possibilities, and collapse and unravelling. The book looks at people at the edge of the world finding themselves at the edge of sanity, and is about their strategies for survival. This is a new story of colonial Australia, cast as neither a grim and fatal shore nor an antipodean paradise, but a place where the full range of humanity wrestled with the challenges of colonisation. The first book-length history of madness at the beginning ofEuropean Australia Original and evocative, it grapples seriously with the place ofmadness in Australia’s convict history The book’s intimate descriptions of madness and the response to itgive a unique picture of life in the early colony through the lens ofmental illness Awareness of mental health continues to rise globally. This bookexplores efforts to understand and to treat madness before asylums,hospitals and doctors made madness a medical problem. Meticulously researched by James Dunk, a young emerginghistorian of medicine and colonialism Table of Contents Introduction 1.There is a Wildness 2.The Liabilities of the Sea 3.Madness and Malingering 4.The ‘Lunatic Asylum’ 5.The Politics of a Penal Colony 6.Darling’s Suicides 7.After the Rebellion 8.Wrongful Confinement and Irresponsible Power Conclusion

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Book SynopsisNow in its 5th edition, Mental Health in Intellectual Disabilities continues to address the need for a handbook which, while well-grounded in research and latest clinical practice, is essentially non-academic and accessible for staff occupying many roles. For example support workers and managers in learning disability service settings, GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists, community learning disability teams and other professionals who may find themselves supporting a person with an intellectual disability from time to time, as well as students of mental health and intellectual disability. The new edition represents a complete revision and updating, aiming to address key knowledge requirements and concerns of people working in the field and provide opportunities for reflection and continuing professional development. The content is illustrated by case studies to help the reader explore how best to address mental health issues in practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction Legislation and policy Assessment Dementia and old age Psychosis Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Autism and mental health ADHD Genetic syndromes Epilepsy and neuropsychiatric syndromes Offending behaviours and risk assessment Relationship between mental health and challenging behaviours Challenging behaviours Personality disorder and deliberate self-harm Psychological interventions Life events and abuse Medication Capacity and consent The Mental Health Act and DoLS

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Book SynopsisRe-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. Laing never lived to write. In the last two years of Laing's life, he recorded hundreds of hours of conversation with Robert Mullan in which he was determined to be as frank and open as possible, and equally determined to 'put the record straight'. R. D. Laing wrote a number of books during the 1960s which rocked the foundations of conventional psychiatry and galvanized the imagination of millions of ordinary readers. His views were against the grain of conventional psychiatry - his existential approach to madness was controversial, and his work brought into focus matters of individual liberty and the importance of the social context of 'illness'. The greatest accusation he suffered was that he idealised mental misery - something he consistently denied. Mad to be Normal presents Laing's own words, about his work and about his life. It is the most complete record on Laing, by Laing.Entertaining, maddening, surprising, impressive, occasionally scurrilous, and evoking a compelling portrait of the heady and sometimes self-regarding mood of the 1960s and early l970s, this books necessitates a reassessment of Laing and his work; work which is part of a lengthier and on-going process concerned with the routine care of those disturbed in mind.

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Book SynopsisThe book was inspired by the author's discovery that her great-uncle, a traumatised ex-soldier, committed a shocking murder in 1922. Suzie has examined the wider social history behind her great uncle's story and those of many others like him.

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Book SynopsisAn impassioned critique of mental health movements from one of the left’s most important thinkers on healthTrade Review'A powerful and impassioned defence of psychiatry, urging the Left to confront the harsh realities of mental illness' -- William Davies, author of 'The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being''One of the most prolific, versatile and scholarly of this country’s socialist writers' -- 'The Times''A unique voice, politically committed but always balanced, urgent but always laced with humour' -- 'New Statesman'Table of ContentsIntroduction to the New Edition About the Author Acknowledgements Part One: Anti-Psychiatry 1. Anti-Psychiatry, Illness and the Mentally Ill 2. Psycho-Medical Dualism: The Case of Erving Goffman 3. R.D. Laing: The Radical Trip 4. R.D. Laing: The Return to Psychiatry 5. Michel Foucault: The Anti-History of Psychiatry 6. Psychiatry and Politics in Thomas Szasz Part Two: Psychiatry and Liberation 7. Mental Health Movements and Issues: A Survey and Prospect References Index

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Book SynopsisThis remarkable third edition offers a unique contribution to mental health literature. It covers the full spectrum of issues related to mental health and illness in Canada, incorporating insights from a diversity of physical and social science perspectives, to expand the way readers think about mental health.Interdisciplinary and reader-friendly, this engaging volume introduces students to a wide range of topics, including substance use, children and youth, trauma, culture, gender and sexuality, diagnosis and treatment, and population approaches. Updates to this edition comprise new insights on topics such as the opioid crisis, legalization of cannabis, changes to provincial mental health acts, and an expansion on previously included Indigenous mental health content.As an introductory text, A Concise Introduction to Mental Health in Canada provides a superb foundation for students of medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, and public health.Table of Contents Foreword Preface Chapter 1: What Is Mental Health? Chapter 2: Understanding Mental Health through the Physical Sciences Chapter 3: Mental Health Examined through the Social Sciences Chapter 4: The Spectrum of Mental Health Challenges Chapter 5: Substance Use, Dependence, and Addictive Behaviour Chapter 6: Trauma, Violence and Mental Health Chapter 7: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Chapter 8: Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental Health Chapter 9: Mental Health and Illness in Children and Youth Chapter 10: Mental Health and Illness in Older Adults Chapter 11: Responding to Mental Health Crisis, Emergency, and Disaster Chapter 12: Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System Chapter 13: Mental Health Legislation and Patients' Rights Chapter 14: Treatment Approaches for Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges Chapter 15: Mental Health Services in Canada Chapter 16: Canada's Role in Global Mental Health Chapter 17: Population Perspectives on Mental Health and Substance Use

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Book SynopsisAutism presents in a multitude of different and highly nuanced ways - particularly as it intersects with variance in class, gender, race and age. Misunderstanding and misinformation around variant and differing presentations means that misdiagnosed individuals and those who do not receive a diagnosis at all are often failed by medical, education, social care and criminal justice systems. They are detained in inappropriate settings; don't receive beneficial therapeutic input; have their families accused of fabricated or induced illness (FII); are kept in prison or youth offending institutions longer than their original tariffs, and shockingly their life expectancy is often curtailed as a result. This comprehensive resource will help multidisciplinary professions to understand, contextualise, and better identify diverse autistic presentations. It includes an overview of the autism diagnostic process, an exploration of controversial and commonly confused diagnoses such as PDA, ODD, CD, ASPD, and BPD; discussions of best practice for investigating FII; and analysis of the specific challenges of autism diagnosis in relation to women and girls, BAME communities, schools, and the criminal justice system.Trade ReviewDr Eaton's wealth of knowledge and vast experience flows through this book which is full of excellent clinical insights and very valuable lessons learned along the way over her two decades of rich and varied clinical practice. Patients' compelling personal stories are weaved into the book, bringing the clinical information to life and providing priceless context. This book is essential to help any professional working with autistic people to avoid their being missed or misdiagnosed. -- Dr Gloria Dura-Vila, NHS and private Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and author of The Amazing Autistic Brain Cards, the Panda on PDA, Me and my PDA and My Autism Book.

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Book SynopsisLisa R. Jackson-Cherry, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, is a professor in the Department of Counseling at Marymount University with primary teaching responsibilities in clinical supervision, crisis intervention, and pastoral integration. Her research and clinical practice areas include crisis intervention and planning, risk assessment, and treating complicated grief and addressing mental health issues of the military and children of fallen law enforcement officers. She is a current representative to the American Counseling Association Governing Council and a former member of the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists. Bradley T Erford, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, is a professor in the school counseling program at Loyola University with primary teaching responsibilities in assessment, research, and lifespan development. He has held numerous professional leadership positions, including past president of the American Counseling Association, and publisTable of ContentsPart I: Elements of Crisis Intervention Chapter 1: Basic Concepts of Crisis Intervention - Lisa Jackson-Cherry, Jason M. McGlothlin, and Bradley T, Erford Chapter 2: Safety Concerns in Crisis Situations - Charlotte Daughhetee, James Jackson, and Latofia Parker Chapter 3: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Crisis Counseling - Paul F. Hard, Laura L. Talbott-Forbes, and Mary L. Bartlett Chapter 4: Essential Crisis Intervention Skills - Bradley T. Erford and Lisa R. Jackson-Cherry Chapter 5: Loss, Grief, and Bereavement - Lisa R. Jackson-Cherry and Bradley T. Erford Part II: Special Issues in Crisis Intervention Chapter 6: Risk Assessment and Intervention: Suicide and Homicide - Judith Harrington and Charlotte Daughhetee Chapter 7: Understanding and Treating Substance Use Disorders with Clients in Crisis - William R. Sterner Chapter 8: Intimate Partner Violence - Amy L. McLeod, John Muldoon, and Lisa R. Jackson-Cherry Chapter 9: Sexual Violence - Robin Lee, Jennifer Jordan, and Elizabeth Schuler Chapter 10: Child Sexual Abuse - Carrie Wachter Morris and Elizabeth Graves Chapter 11: Military and First Responders - Seth C. W. Hayden and Lisa R. Jackson-Cherry Chapter 12: Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Community and Workplace - Jason McGlothlin Chapter 13: Emergency Preparedness and Response in Schools and Universities - Bradley T. Erford Chapter 14: Counselor Self-care in Crisis Situations - James Jackson, Latofia Parker, and Judith Harrington

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Book SynopsisAn indispensable resource for clinicians, researchers and mental health practitioners who are interested in implementing a cost-effective and proven suicide prevention program, with the newly developed intervention 'Coping Long Term with Active Suicide Program' (CLASP).Trade ReviewThis book provides a step-by-step guide to implementing the Coping Long-Term with Active Suicide Program (CLASP) for clinicians.I finished reading this book with a sense that I had a comprehensive understanding of this program, when to apply it, and how. * Keri A. Frantell, The Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity *The CLASP: A Clinician's Guide to a Multi-Modal Intervention for Suicide Prevention is an essential resource for therapists. Driven by scientific research, the treatment model targets key factors for suicide prevention with practical, effective strategies. Beautifully written and filled with detailed examples, this outstanding manual provides crucial tools for clinical care with compassion and competence. Kathryn H. Gordon, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist and Author of The Suicidal Thoughts WorkbookEvidence-based treatments are sorely needed as we aim for zero suicides. Developed through rigorous research, CLASP combines frequent caring contacts with targeted therapy to offer a unique treatment option for clinicians. It can be provided through a variety of platforms and is an ideal approach for today's healthcare settings. Brian K. Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW, Senior Scientist, Henry Ford Health SystemThis guide for clinicians presents a much-needed evidence-based brief intervention to prevent suicidal behavior. The guide is well-written and easy to follow using a plain language (non-jargony) step-by-step approach to conducting CLASP. The authors are an accomplished team of clinicians with many years of experience working with suicidal patients and their vast experience is in evidence throughout the guide. Barbara Stanley, PhD, Professor of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University and Director, Suicide Prevention Training Implementation & Evaluation Center for Practice Innovations, New York State Psychiatric Institute

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Book SynopsisPeople with serious mental illness (e.g., SMI; schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) die at a much younger age than people in the general population largely due to preventable medical conditions, like cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Because of our collective failure to act, this mortality gap has persisted for decades and continues to worsen despite advances in the access and quality of medical care for the general population. This book looks at decades of research on people with severe mental illness (SMI) and asks two questions: Why do people with SMI die at an earlier age than those in the general population without these disorders? And, what can be done to address these deadly health inequities? Readers will come away with a better understanding of the factors that shape the physical health of people with SMI and an awareness of the interventions, programs, and policies aimed at improving the health of this underserved population. The book goes beyond the data and the numbTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Personal Note Chapter One: "I'm sick from head to toe" Chapter 2: Cycles of Unhealthy Behaviors in Unhealthy Environments Chapter 3: "It Cures You in One Way and It Damages You in Another" Chapter 4: "They Do Not Get The Care That They Need" Chapter 5: Engaging in Healthy Lifestyles Chapter 6: From Fragmentation to Integrated Care Chapter 7: Smoking: The Elephant in the Room Chapter 8: Flattening the Mortality Curve: A Call to Action References Index

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Book SynopsisOne in five adults and one in six youth experience a mental health illness within a year. These common conditions are often managed within complex public and private care provision structures that are fragmented, siloed and difficult to navigate. These problems have become increasingly evident to stakeholders and policy makers, such that several states have started to modernize and improve their mental health care facilities and infrastructure. However, there are no guidelines for these efforts, meaning each group tends to tackle these problems in different ways. Redesigning the US Mental Health Care System brings together an array of experts working to spark lasting change in mental health care systems across the United States. Chapters explore how facility redesigns, accessibility of funding, technological advances, and other strategies can work in tandem to optimize the process of delivering services to people in need. By spotlighting these efforts to implement necessary changes--as well as providing real-life experiences from users and practitioners within these systems--Redesigning the US Mental Health Care System creates a vision of a unified continuum of care designed to serve people at the right time and in the right place.

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Book SynopsisFull of evidence-based, easy to understand information about CHD, Healing Hearts and Minds offers strategies for learning to thrive despite living with this condition, but most importantly it will offer hope and connection. Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is the most commonly diagnosed birth abnormality in the US. With great advances in surgery and medicine, however, survival rates have improved by 75% since the 1940s. Welcome news, of course, as only a few decades ago these birth defects were considered a death sentence, but as with any chronic condition, survival does not mean the issue is cured. With better medical care, babies born today with CHD have a good chance of surviving, but throughout their entire lives they can face surgeries, invasive treatments, lifelong monitoring, frequent medical check-ups, and significant limitations on physical activity, in addition to poor public awareness which can have an impact on social inclusion and understanding. Much attention has rightly beTrade Reviewgives much needed attention to the emotional experience of living with CHD, providing every reader with compassion, tools, resources, and hope. * Karla Deal, Adult Congenital Heart Association *Tracy Livecchi and Liza Morton share a story of courage and hope for those who are living with a congenital heart condition. The authors through their own experiences give voice to the CHC community. They relate their own heroic experiences as they sought an understanding of how their diagnosis influenced their ability to live a full life. We learn from their pioneering journey of self-exploration that, even with limited information from the medical community, they sought to understand their feelings and even metabolic resources. The story is optimistic as we learn that with appropriate medical care and a supportive community, individuals with CHC can live full lives, successfully have families, and navigate being a successful professional. * Professor Stephen Porges, Distinguished University Scientist, Indiana University and Founding Director, Traumatic Stress Research Consortium, Kinsey Institute *This is the book for which we've all been waiting. With warmth, respect, and compassion from two highly regarded authors with lived experiences as well as professional training and expertise, Morton and Livecchi offer an incredible how-to guide for adults everywhere coping with congenital heart conditions. I highly recommend this book for everyone in the congenital heart community-patients, families, and health care professionals. * Dr. Adrienne Kovacs, Clinical and Health Psychologist, Equilibria Psychological Health, Toronto, Canada *Tracy Livecchi and Dr. Liza Morton have harnessed their individualized training and experiences both as mental health professionals as well as adults living with congenital heart conditions (CHCs) to create a first-of-its-kind, easily readable, focused, informative, and entertaining primer and guide to awareness of, and release from, the global suffering that commonly occurs in the setting of a lifelong medical condition. We are grateful to Liza and Tracy for their wisdom in calling this out loud, filling a void for the benefit of our patients, their families, and for our colleagues. * Founding Director Boston Adult Congenital Heart (BACH) and Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Laurence J. Sloss, MD Chair in Cardiology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Dorothy Pearson, Vice President Global Alliance of Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts, and Former Senior Physician's Assistant, Boston Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center (BACH) *This carefully written and touching book takes a novel approach to CHCs. Written for a lay perspective, underpinned by psychotherapy expertise, the reader is guided through their own journey to explore emotional and mental health. The positive effects of storytelling on mental health are recognized and this approach is excellently weaved throughout the book using the authors' own stories and those of other adults with CHC, families and professionals. Whilst aimed predominantly at supporting those living with CHC and their families/friends, it provides insight and recommendations that all CHC healthcare professionals should be encouraged to read. I loved reading it and will be referring to it again and again. * Dr. Kerry Gaskin, Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Worcester and Chairperson of the Congenital Cardiac Nurses Association (CCNA), United Kingdom *Written with kindness and a sense of community this book offers gentle encouragement for people living with CHCs validating their experience in a world, and body, which may have presented many challenges. The background details how medical advances have increased survival for people with CHC. The authors explain, with great care, the personal and societal challenges of life as 'pioneering patients'. Their expert knowledge is evident, in their lived experience and psychological expertise. They explain the psychological impacts and evidence based coping mechanisms. Diversity of experience is thoughtfully weaved throughout. This book will be an important resource for people living with CHC, their families or anyone working in the healthcare system wanting to take a more psychologically informed approach to care. * Kylie Barclay, Health Policy Professional, United Kingdom *A beautifully crafted journey through stories of adversity, medical procedures and cardiac events framed by stories of love, perseverance and hope. The authors draw on their lived experience of living well with a congenital heart condition and mental health training to discuss the psychological impact of growing up with a lifelong condition. It has important insights and evidence-based strategies for people living with a CHC and those who support them. As we become more aware of the need for psychologically informed care and how a child's experiences of medical care shape life, this book is a must read for those interested in a more trauma informed approach. 'Healing Hearts and Minds' is a wonderful achievement * Professor Lucy Bray, Professor of Child Health Literacy, Edge Hill University and lead ISupport Collaboration *Informative and thought-provoking. 'Patient voice' and 'lived experience' are buzzwords we often hear, yet this can be a tick-box exercise. This book gently but firmly challenges the simple notion people are 'fixed' when they leave hospital. This is not to deny the incredible developments in medical science rather, it's an acknowledgment that we need to support the whole person lifelong. Liza and Tracy have given voice to their experiences and, in doing so, will help to give voice to many others. Their writing offers a priceless combination of truly lived experience and professional expertise, representing a textbook for us all. For those affected by CHCs, clinicians and policymakers committed to providing truly holistic care. * Dr. James Cant, CEO, Resuscitation Council, United Kingdom *Liza and Tracy have produced a toolkit for people living with a CHC, their loved ones and health professionals. Their insights gained through lived experience and professional roles have allowed them to develop a book with a unique perspective. As a healthcare professional this helped me consider how I can better support and meet the needs of people with a CHC, taking a truly holistic approach to their care. Thanks to the authors for their dedication in providing the first toolkit to support the mental health of others with a CHC, for showing them a path already traveled and how to navigate it. I encourage HCPs involved in the care of people with CHC to read this book to support their development. * Maggie Simpson, ACHD Specialist Nurse, Chair British Adult Congenital Cardiac Nursing Association (BCCNA) & Scottish Heart Failure Nurse Forum (SHFNF) *This book is a unique contribution to the world of congenital heart conditions (CHC)-serving both patients and families as well as the clinical care team. Tracy Livecchi and Dr. Liza Morton take the reader on a journey to explore psychological challenges, hopes, and disappointments into the new "normalcy" of CHC patients. The book is motivating, inspiring, and helpful. For congenital heart condition patients and providers this book is a must. * Dr. Dan G. Halpern, MD, Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health *As an adult patient with a congenital heart condition (CHC), I have read many books on the topic. This book, however, provided insights and help beyond so many of the others because both of the authors have CHCs and have personally faced the same challenges that I have. I knew they 'got me.' The unique combination of being patients and healthcare professionals provides the authenticity, credibility, and help that simply cannot be achieved in any other way. What I found most beneficial (and healing) about this book is that the authors recognize the differences between adults who were born in the 50s, 60s, 70s, and today—and that these differences can be addressed. The authors' insights and desire (and ability) to help clearly come from the heart. Thank you! * Rick Puder, CHC lived experience and advocate, United States *This book is a wonderful resource that is greatly needed in the CHC patient and family community. I know it would have helped me at a time in my adult life when I had one medical crisis on top of another. At that time, I reached out for therapy but could not find a therapist who 'got' me. I felt so alone and unheard. * Paula Miller, Senior Education Manager, ACHD (Adult Congenital Heart Association), United States *Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a physical condition where the heart has developed abnormalities prior to birth. The amazing success in survival is due to the medical advances in making corrections or adjustments to the physical condition. Particularly in adults, while there are physical symptoms, the effect on their lives tends to be much greater from psychological symptoms. These psychological symptoms are very dependent on the individual, what their lives consist of, and how they can cope with them. The future advances in how to live as full and meaningful life as possible, will be the management of coping well and this book fills a significant gap by offering extensive support, strategies, and techniques to this end. * Michael Cumper, President of Somerville Heart Foundation, United Kingdom / CHC Lived Experience *A psychologically illuminating book focused on congenital heart conditions, life-extending recent advances in medicine and surgery, and the associated health and psychological experiences faced by many. The authors write with an uplifting and inspiring sense of courage, optimism, love, and sensitivity, sharing a rich treasure trove of professional psychological knowledge and lived experience. A wonderful, much needed specialist psychology resource to support health and well-being for the congenital heart family around the world. * Dr. Anne-Marie Doyle BSc MSc MA DClinPy Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Adult Congenital Heart Service, Royal Brompton Hospital, London *A book full of compassion and hard-won insight, wisdom, and practical strategies for healing, I sincerely hope this book becomes the classic it deserves to be. While it may focus on CHC, there are many other planets of chronic disease that could readily be brought into its orbits of enlightened understanding and gifts of tender self-care. * Brian Dolan OBE, FFNMRCSI, FRSA, RMN, RGN, Founder of #endpjparalysis global movement, Director, Health Service 360, Honorary Professor of Leadership in Healthcare, University of Salford *I guess it took two women who were born with CHCs and who went into the mental health field for us to finally get a book discussing issues affecting CHC families in a gestalt manner. Now we can move beyond mere survival to having all members of the CHC community living our best lives. This book addresses these issues and gives coping strategies that are helpful not only for the patients but also for the family members. Thank you for validating the feelings I've been having for over two decades! I loved the quotes from members of the CHC community and the case studies. It made the book more digestible and relatable. * Anna Jaworski, Owner and founder, Baby Hearts Press, Host, Heart to Heart with Anna, CEO of Hearts Unite The Globe, Parent of a son with CHC *Tracy Livecchi and Dr Morton have created an essential road map to guide congenital heart survivors as they negotiate the life-long challenges of their condition. Compassionate, and wise, it offers the kind of advice that is deeply informed by their own CHD journey, as well as by their many years caring for the mental health needs of their community. Most impressive is their focus on wellness, which they argue can be achieved even in the face of severe health challenges. The authors offer concrete steps that every patient can take to embrace their lives with their own unique heart. * Amy Verstappen, President, Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts, CHC lived experience *The complexities of mental health issues among patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are unlike any other. Tracy and Liza are not only well-respected therapists in our community, but as CHD patients, they have thoughtfully conveyed our challenges first-hand. This comprehensive resource for patients, their loved ones, and medical providers is a very informative read! * Lena Morsch, Founder of Zipper Sisters: Women with Congenital Heart Disease, CHC Lived Experience, United States *Table of ContentsForeword Preface: Our Hope and Mission Chapter 1: A Brief Medical History Chapter 2: The Possible Impact of Having a Congenital Heart Condition Chapter 3: Understanding the Body's Alarm System, Anxiety and Trauma Chapter 4: Weathering the Storm; Low Mood, Shame and Anger Chapter 5: Self-care & Stress Management Toolkit Chapter 6: Managing Uncomfortable Feelings Chapter 7: Managing Unhelpful Thoughts and Behaviors Chapter 8: Maintaining Important Relationships Chapter 9: Coping with Medical Procedures, Events and Symptoms Chapter 10: Taking the Wheel Chapter 11: The Gifts of CHCs Chapter 12: Supporting People with a CHC Afterword Useful Organizations and Resources

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Book SynopsisWith a growing number of students entering college with an existing mental health diagnosis, College Mental Health 101 offers hope and clear direction to those struggling with mental illness. There is an undeniable mental health crisis on campuses these days. More students are anxious, depressed, drinking, and self-harming than ever before. The statistics are startling: 50% of mental health issues begin by age 14, 75% by age 24, while suicide is the second leading cause of death among young adults. And yet even while more students are struggling, more students than ever are breaking through stigma, seeking help, and sharing openly in person and social media about their challenges. College Mental Health 101 offers more answers, relief, resources, and research backed information for families, students, and staff already at college or beginning the application process. With simple charts and facts, informal self-assessments, quick tips for students and those who support them, the book i

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Book SynopsisMeeting the complex needs of some of the most vulnerable populations in our society often involves the need for connected networks of care providing health, social care, educational and voluntary sector services. This presents major challenges for both clients and practitioners for this to work well. Adaptive mentalization based integrative treatment (AMBIT) has been developed over the last 15 years to address the needs of both clients and practitioners in trying to make this work well. The basic framework for AMBIT was set out by the authors in AMBIT: A Guide for Teams to Develop Systems of Care in 2017 but continues to evolve through collaboration with practitioners across the world who work with people (both young people and adults) for whom many current services are not experienced as helpful. AMBIT for People with Multiple Needs: Applications in Practice describes the progress of this collaboration and shows how AMBIT has been applied in health, social care and education settings across the world. Contributors convey the detail of what it is like to apply AMBIT to their work by combining case illustrations with detailed descriptions of therapeutic practice and technique, along with inspiring and remarkable stories of therapeutic change. The chapters examine therapeutic casework in very different services providing community and residential based care with adults and young people across Europe and the UK. With AMBIT constantly evolving, the book explores recent developments in the AMBIT model and provides rich new thinking about how helping services can be supported to provide meaningful help and change.Table of Contents1: Why Has AMBIT Come About? 2: An Introduction to AMBIT 3: Epistemic Trust and Mistrust in Helping Systems 4: Working Out What is Going On: Using the AIM Cards with Clients 5: Getting Started With AMBIT: The ECID Project in Barcelona 6: Connecting Psychotherapy to the Streets: The Malmö Approach 7: AMBIT for Adults With Severe Personality Disorders: Experience from Utrecht, the Netherlands 8: Enhancing Multiprofessional Cooperation In a Child and Youth Social Service Institution: Vorarlberger Kinderdorf, Austria 9: Creating and Supporting a Team Around the Worker 10: Working with Networks: Implementing AMBIT in Disrupted Healthcare Systems 11: Applying AMBIT to Teacher Training: Innovations in Germany 12: Applying AMBIT Principles to the Training Process 13: Adopting a Mentalizing Approach to Evaluating Outcomes 14: What Are The Future Directions For AMBIT?

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Book SynopsisParadigms Lost challenges key paradigms currently held about the prevention or reduction of stigma attached to mental illness using evidence and the experience the authors gathered during the many years of their work in this field. Each chapter examines one currently held paradigm and presents reasons why it should be replaced with a new perspective. The book argues for enlightened opportunism (using every opportunity to fight stigma), rather than more time consuming planning, and emphasizes that the best way to approach anti-stigma work is to select targets jointly with those who are most concerned. The most radical change of paradigms concerns the evaluation of outcome for anti-stigma activities. Previously, changes in stigmatizing attitudes were used as the best indicator of success. Paradigms Lost and its authors argue that it is now necessary to measure changes in behaviors (both from the perspective of those stigmatized and those who stigmatize) to obtain a more valid measure of Trade Review' Paradigms Lost is simply excellent. The chapters are clearly written and well organized and the material is relevant to the aim of the book, i.e., to inform those wishing to undertake anti-stigma programmes. I am sure that it will be a vitally important contribution to the field.' * Professor Graham Thornicroft, King's College London, UK *'Paradigms Lost: Fighting Stigma and the Lessons Learned illustrates the long standing stigma attached to mental illness and its continued prominence today. Although the problem of stigma appears daunting, the authors offer an innovative approach to help combat social exclusion. Their proposed new paradigm constructs an optimistic and practical way to break down the social barriers to recovery' * Rebecca G. Palpant, The Carter Mental Health Programme, Atlanta, Georgia, USA *'Stuart, Arboleda-Florez, and Sartorius provide a masterful tour-de-force of the scholarly literature to carefully unpack what we know about stigma so we can move ahead to eliminate its egregious impact. But their book does not end with a review of the science. They then provide a practical, hands-on guide to setting up anti-stigma programs meant to reflect the wisdom of their reviewed paradigms.' * Patrick W. Corrigan, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA *'This extraordinary book by international experts stands on its head the accepted wisdom about fighting the stigma of mental illness. This is the most important book yet published on what we must do to reduce the insidious and powerful force that can paralyze attempts to improve recovery from psychiatric disorder' * Professor Richard Warner, University of Colorado, Denver, USA *With a unique 2 part format that addresses stigma but also personal clinical and field experiences, this book is a historical compendium with a passionate call to action. To help readers move ahead quickly, tip sheets and assessments are included. The boldness of the statements in this book are refreshing and should help fight stigma around the world to improve the lives of people living with mental illness. Hats off to the publishers for recognizing the importance of this work. * Linda B. Cottler, University of Florida, USA *We are all opposed to the stigma of mental illness, but that is not enough. We needed this book to remind us of what we previously misunderstood, and to reinforce what we now know. As Kuhn said, looking at a contour map, the student sees lines on paper, the cartographer a picture of a terrain. We may be redrawing our old map, but we have not as yet found a new one. * The British Journal of Psychiatry, Feb 2013 *Table of ContentsPreface ; -Part I Eroding Paradigms ; Chapter 1 ; Introduction - The nature and nurture of stigma ; The origins and meaning of stigma ; Consequences of stigma for people with a mental illness ; Consequences for family members ; Consequences of stigma for mental health systems and societies ; Anti-stigma initiatives are growing ; Chapter 2 ; Paradigm 1: Developed countries have eradicated systemic discrimination on the grounds of mental illness ; Mental health development ; Employment inequity ; NIMBYISM, homelessness, and the inverse care law ; Media depictions and public tolerance ; Chapter 3 ; Paradigm 2: In developing countries, people with mental illnesses are not stigmatized ; Exploding the myth ; Stigma in other cultures ; Islamic cultures ; Chinese culture ; Indian culture ; Chapter 4 ; Paradigm 3: The fight against stigma must be based on well-developed long term specific and comprehensive plans ; A case for enlightened opportunism ; Networks of practice ; Network governance and leadership ; General principles, rather than specific plans guide anti-stigma activities ; Chapter 5 ; Paradigm 4: Scientific evidence will best define the targets of anti-stigma work ; Evidence-based advocacy ; Evidence is in the eye of the beholder ; To be successful, programs must target local needs ; To be successful programs must build better practices ; Chapter 6 ; Paradigm 5: Mental health professionals should lead anti-stigma programs ; Mental health professionals are worthy targets of anti-stigma programs ; Stigma in general health care settings ; Mental health systems as agents of social control ; What can mental health professionals do differently? ; Chapter 7 ; Paradigm 6: Improving knowledge about mental illnesses will reduce stigma and discrimination ; The nature of prejudice ; Can prejudice respond to nuggets of knowledge? ; What about mental health literacy? ; Anti-stigma programs as purveyors of medical knowledge ; Chapter 8 ; Paradigm 7: An anti-stigma program is successful if it changes attitudes ; The knowledge-attitude-behaviour continuum ; 'What we dont know about prejudice reduction ; How much change is change? ; When are anti-stigma programs successful? ; Environments are not just containers ; Chapter 9 ; Paradigm 8: Community care for the mentally ill will destigmatize mental illness and psychiatry ; Stigma as a consequence of institutionalization ; Stigma as a consequence of community care ; Stigma as a social barrier to recovery ; Chapter 10 ; Paradigm 9: Campaigns are an excellent way of reducing stigma ; The cause de jour ; Can social inclusion be sold like soap? ; Chapter 11 ; Paradigm 10: Anti-stigma programs should be built on the premise that mental illness is like any other illness ; Forced confinement and treatment ; Anti-psychiatry sentiments ; Violence and unpredictability ; An illness like any other? ; Chapter 12 ; Paradigm 11: The stigma of mental illness is too deeply ingrained to prevent or reduce it ; The importance of fighting back ; -Overcoming NIMBYISMthe Not in My Backyard Syndrome ; Changing the way emergency departments do business ; Connecting with teachers and students ; Engaging the police ; Engaging the media ; Can community projects make a population difference? ; -Chapter 13 Summary of Part 1 ; -Implications for anti-stigma programming paradigms lost ; -Part II Building Programs Against Stigma and its Consequences ; Chapter 14 - Getting going ; Introduction ; Developing a program committee ; Creating an advisory committee ; Setting clear goals ; Creating interes ; Acquiring and monitoring resources ; Writing a successful funding application ; Chapter summary and chapter checklist ; Chapter 15 - Identifying program priorities ; Identifying program priorities through qualitative investigation ; Focus groups ; Steps in conducting a focus group ; Troubleshooting in focus groups ; Analysis of focus group data ; Identifying program priorities using semi-structured interviews ; Identifying program priorities using surveys ; Chapter summary and chapter checklist ; Chapter 16 - Program development ; Picking target groups ; Journalists ; Youth ; Health professionals ; Members of community neighbourhoods ; Police ; Policy makers and legislators ; Choosing a program approach ; Creating a program logic model ; Including people who have experienced a mental illness in program delivery ; Families ; Using media wisely ; Working with external media experts ; Working with television ; Working with radio ; Working with the arts ; Pilot testing ; Chapter summary and chapter checklist ; Chapter 17 - Program monitoring and evaluation ; Using qualitative data to monitor program implementation ; Assessing change ; Specification of program outcomes ; Setting performance targets ; Devising and implementing a data collection plan ; Data management and analysis ; Identifying lessons learned ; Ethical issues in evaluation ; Communicating results ; Chapter summary and chapter checklist ; Bibliography and Suggested Readings ; The Nature of Stigma ; Evaluation Methods ; Works Cited ; Appendix: Inventories of Stigma Experiences ; Personal Experiences with the Stigma of Mental Illness ; Family Experiences with the Stigma of Mental Illness ; Appendix ; Index

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Book SynopsisGlobal health is an area for study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. Global mental health is the application of these principles to the domain of mental ill-health. The most striking inequity is that concerning the disparities in provision of care and respect for human rights of people living with mental health problems (MHP) between rich and poor countries. Low and middle income countries (LMIC) are home to over 80% of the global population, but command less than 20% of the share of the mental health resources. The consequent ''treatment gap'' is in itself a contravention of basic human rights. Even where treatment is provided, far too often this falls far below minimum acceptable standards. Failure to provide basic necessities such as adequate nourishment, clothing, shelter, comfort and privacy, unauthorized and unmonitored detention, shackling and chaining are all well documented abuses, described recently as a ''failure of humanity''. The emergence of the discipline of global mental health as one of the most dynamic fields of global health underscores the need for this textbook for students of the discipline. Global mental health was cited by the NIMH Director in his 2012 year ending blog as one of the major advances in mental health in 2012 and by one of the most influential figures in psychiatry and anthropology, Arthur Kleinman, as the exciting future of academic psychiatry (Br J Psychiatry, December 2012). The scope of the book is to cover two major aspects of the field: its scientific foundations and its practice and opens with an original account charting the history of the field from antiquity to its most recent developments. The language and content is geared towards a wide audience of practitioners and students of global mental health, including those who do not have any previous training in a clinical mental health specialty. This textbook, edited by four of the field''s most widely acknowledged champions, with 20 chapters authored by over 30 global leaders of the field from diverse institutions and countries, is aimed to be the definitive text of this dynamic new discipline.Trade ReviewThis volume is a welcome addition to the literature on global mental health. It is likely to be informative to both students, and practitioners. * Samuel O. Okpaku, MD, PHD; Journal of Clinical psychiatry 76:8, August 2015 *There seems very little in the realm of worldwide considerations of mental health that this excellent textbook does not cover in a readable and evidence-informed way. I imagine it will become the bible of global mental health and therefore essential reading for practitioners in that field. Occupational health practitioners will find much of interest and certainly something of relevance to their work within its pages. * Occupational Medicine *This is a book that lends itself to public health action. It's a great alternative to the decades that focused on classification and diagnosis, thus keeping mental health thinking focused on 'medical treatments' instead of prevention. * Public Health Today *Table of ContentsContributors ; Preface ; Principles of Global Mental Health ; Chapter 1: A Brief History of Global Mental Health ; Alex Cohen ; Chapter 2: Disorders, Diagnosis and Classification ; Oye Gureje and Dan J. Stein ; Chapter 3: Culture and Global Mental Health ; Laurence J. Kirmayer and Leslie Swartz ; Chapter 4: Cross-cultural research methods and practice ; Martin J. Prince ; Chapter 5: The Epidemiology and Impact of Mental Disorders ; Ronald C. Kessler, Jordi Alonso, Somnath Chatterji and Yanling He ; Chapter 6: Mental Health and the Global health and Development Agendas ; Martin J. Prince, Atif Rahman, Rosie Mayston and Benedict Weobong ; Chapter 7: Social Determinants of Mental health ; Crick Lund, Stephen Stansfield, and Mary De Silva ; Chapter 8: Human Security, Complexity and Mental Health System Development ; Harry Minas ; Chapter 9: Global Mental Health Resources ; Pallab K Maulik, Amy Daniels, Ryan McBain, Jodi Morris ; Chapter 10: Strategies for Strengthening Human Resource for Mental Health ; Ritsuko Kakuma, Harry Minas, Mario R. Dal Poz ; Chapter 11: Mental Health Promotion and the Prevention of Mental Disorders ; Inge Petersen, Margaret Barry, Crick Lund and Arvin Bhana ; Chapter 12: Interventions for Mental Disorders ; Charlotte Hanlon, Abebaw Fekadu and Vikram Patel ; Practice of Global Mental Health ; Chapter 13: Mental Health Policy Development and Implementation ; Crick Lund, Jose Miguel Caldas de Almeida, Harvey Whiteford and John Mahoney ; Chapter 14: Scaling Up Services for Mental Health ; Julian Eaton, Mary DeSilva, Graciela Rojas and Vikram Patel ; Chapter 15: Child and Adolescent Mental Health ; Christian Kieling, Ana Soledade Graeff-Martins, Hesham Hamoda, Luis Augusto Rohde ; Chapter 16: Women's Mental Health ; Jane Fisher, Helen Herrman, Meena Cabral de Mello and Prabha Chandra ; Chapter 17: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings ; Wietse A. Tol, Pierre Bastin, Mark J.D. Jordans, Harry Minas, Renato Souza, ; Inka Weissbecker and Mark Van Ommeren ; Chapter 18: Stigma, discrimination and promoting human rights ; Nisha Mehta and Graham Thornicroft ; Chapter 19: Research Priorities, Capacity and Networks in Global Mental health ; Pamela Y. Collins, Mark Tomlinson, Ritsuko Kakuma, Jude Awuba and Harry Minas ; Chapter 20: Generating Political Commitment for Mental Health System Development ; Jose Miguel Caldas de Almeida, Harry Minas and Claudina Cayetano

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Book SynopsisEquips helping professionals with the tools needed to administer spiritual assessments ethically and professionally.Trade ReviewSpiritual Assessment in Social Work and Mental Health Practice is a unique and indispensable resource for all helping professionals who are committed to holistic, strengths-oriented, ethical, and competent practice, regardless of their personal spiritual or religious beliefs. The book is evidence-based and scholarly, clearly written and trans-disciplinary, and client-focused and practical. -- David Sherwood, editor in chief, Social Work & Christianity Spiritual Assessment in Social Work and Mental Health Practice provides a clear rationale for incorporating spiritual assessment in clinical practice and describes a variety of assessment processes-including brief and comprehensive methods, explicit and implicit approaches, and verbal and diagrammatic tools. As such, the text represents an important step forward in the development of spiritually sensitive practice in social work and related fields and an invaluable resource for practitioners and educators alike. -- Michael J. Sheridan, director, Center for Spirituality and Social Work This text is a great synthesis of the author's many years of study and numerous articles researching the topic of spiritual assessment... An excellent textbook for both social work students and practitioners... Authoritative and practical... Journal of Teaching in Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Understanding Spirituality and Religion 2. Rationales for Conducting a Spiritual Assessment 3. Brief Assessment 4. Guidelines for Moving to a Comprehensive Spiritual Assessment 5. Comprehensive Assessment and Spiritual Histories 6. Spiritual Lifemaps 7. Spiritual Genograms 8. Spiritual Eco-maps 9. Spiritual Ecograms 10. Implicit Spiritual Assessment 11. Conducting Spiritual Assessments 12. Summary of Key Points and Future Directions References Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on his work with elite athletes, the world''s first sports psychotherapist on what to do when life throws you a curveball''Cracking tales, a great read'' Nigel Owens MBE, rugby union referee''Absolutely fascinating . . . a genuine must-read for anyone interested in the human side of sport'' Peter Drury, football commentatorElite athletes play out their lives in the most public of arenas. Everything they do is analysed in real time and then picked apart in the pub and in the press afterwards. ''Why did they miss that penalty?'', ''What made them fall at the first jump?'', ''That press conference was a bit weird.'' We can all speculate, but what''s really going on? In Keeping Your Head in the Game we peer into this highly confidential world. We follow the journeys of ten athletes in their therapy sessions with sports psychotherapist Gary Bloom, from a rugby player arrested for a drunken brawl, through aTrade ReviewLove this book. It's about time someone wrote about the emotional life of athletes and Gary really does this justice. These are some cracking tales and it's a great read -- Nigel Owens MBE, rugby union refereeThe only psychotherapist to work within a professional football club . . . It is not just extremes of behaviour that trouble him. The more he peers inside sport - with up to 40 footballers, plus leading rugby players, cricketers and jockeys among his clients - he sees forbidding cultures . . . This is beyond patching up athletes with an encouraging word to get through a Saturday afternoon, or the odd team talk from a sports psychologist . . . He is selling the best of all worlds; a balanced athlete who is more self-aware and, therefore, more productive . . . "Happier players play better . . ." he concludes. He will find no argument here -- Matt Dickinson * The Times *the first book of its kind, which peers into the confidential world of athletes' therapy sessions - and offers insights into boosting or treating mental health -- Etan Smallman * inews.co.uk *This is a book for anyone interested in competitive sport, what people have to do to get to the top and what that can do to the human psyche -- Catherine Jackson, journalist and former editor of Therapy TodayAbsolutely fascinating . . . a genuine MUST for anyone interested in the human side of sport . . . very readable and accessible . . . It is comforting to realise that everyone - from global superstar to young aspirant - suffers from profound uncertainty of one sort or another . . . This book will promote greater kindness and understanding . . . Heartily recommended for any 'thinking' sports-lover -- Peter Drury, football commentatorIt's amazing how football clubs invest in repairing the bodies of their players whilst largely ignoring their minds. Elite athletes are just as fragile as the rest of us. Happily change is on the way and this must-read book will only accelerate that -- Jon Champion, football commentator

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Book SynopsisIt 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 to start talking about it. Penguin Business Expert James Routledge has worked with CEOs, HR directors, managers and people at all levels on successful mental-health strategies. In this book, he shares his stories, learnings and guidance. Learn how to:- Talk comfortably about mental health- Create a more open and inclusive community in your workplace- Implement unique changes that are authentic to you and your businessFilled with honest and relatable stories, ''conversation starters'' and exclusive case studies from a diverse range of businesses and their people, Mental Health at Work will support anyone with their mental health in the workplace journey.

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Book SynopsisThe development of psychiatry in the Middle East, viewed through the history of one of the first modern mental hospitals in the region.ʿAṣfūriyyeh (formally, the Lebanon Hospital for the Insane) was founded by a Swiss Quaker missionary in 1896, one of the first modern psychiatric hospitals in the Middle East. It closed its doors in 1982, a victim of Lebanon's brutal fifteen-year civil war. In this book, Joelle Abi-Rached uses the rise and fall of ʿAṣfūriyyeh as a lens through which to examine the development of modern psychiatric theory and practice in the region as well as the sociopolitical history of modern Lebanon. Abi-Rached shows how ʿAṣfūriyyeh's role shifted from a missionary enterprise to a national institution with wide regional influence. She offers a gripping chronicle of patients' and staff members' experiences during the Lebanese Civil War and analyzes the hospital's distinctive nonsectarian philosophy. When

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Book SynopsisIn February 2015, Ivan Maisel received a call that would alter his life forever: his son Max''s car had been found abandoned in a parking next to Lake Ontario. Two months later, Max''s body would be found in the lake. There''d been no note or obvious indication that Max wanted to harm himself; he''d signed up for a year-long subscription to a dating service; he''d spent the day he disappeared doing photography work for school. And this uncertainty became part of his father''s grief. I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye explores with grace, depth, and refinement the tragically transformative reality of losing a child. But it also tells the deeply human and deeply empathetic story of a father''s relationship with his son, of its complications, and of Max and Ivan''s struggle-as is the case for so many parents and their children-to connect.I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is a stunning, poignant exploration of the father and son relationship, of how our tendency t

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 1.1. Aims and content of the book (i) To clarify forms and consequences of stigma and (ii) to outline anti-stigma programs, including evidence on their efficacy 1.2. Language Person-first language, thought police as distraction from anti-stigma work 1.3. Types of anti-stigma agendas Services agenda, rights agenda, self-worth agenda 1.4. Should we sugarcoat stigma by downplaying the challenges of mental illness? Impairments due to mental illness, disability and label 1.5. Studies and evidence Types of available evidence, research synthesis, pros and cons of meta-analyses; this will inform readers about types of evidence that are referred to throughout this book 1.6. Diagnosis and mental health continuum Pros and cons of psychiatric diagnoses, their limited validity, continuum model 1.7. Stigma in a time of rapid societal change Increased difficulty for disadvantaged individuals with mental illness in a world in crisis (Social inequality, migration etc.) 1.8. What is not covered in this book Special topics and populations, e.g. people in forensic psychiatry; mental illness stigma in low and middle-income countries 1.9. Perspective of this book Written by the author in his roles as researcher, clinician, peer and anti-stigma worker; voices of service users and relatives are present throughout the book with quotes from qualitative research as well as by the contributions of JBP and MHG (see above) 2. Historical and social aspects of mental illness and social exclusion The aim of this chapter is to contextualize mental illness stigma in terms of its historical and social aspects - both of which are crucial to understand current stigma and ways to address it. 2.1. Historical aspects Madness in ancient Greece, Greek tragedy and concept of melancholia; forced sterilization and "euthanasia" in Nazi Germany; psychiatric reform movement and anti-psychiatry of the 1960ies 2.2. Prevalence and burden of mental disorders Prevalence, burden, disability-adjusted life years, costs of mental disorder in- and outside the mental healthcare system, lack of adequate policy response, key populations (e.g. youth), health economy perspective, "mental health in all policies" approach 2.3. Mental health as a task for society Social determinants of mental health, "deaths of despair", need for a social model of mental health, social solutions 3. What is stigma? This chapter introduces basic concepts of stigma as it applies to people with mental illness and also to other stigmatized conditions; the aim is to clarify the concepts and their implications for interventions based on sociological and social psychological literature (prior to discussing stigma as it specifically applies to people with mental illness in Chapters 5 ff.). 3.1. Terminology, models and forms of stigma 3.1.1. Origin of the word stigma 3.1.2. Stigma as umbrella term 3.1.3. Social cognitive model Stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination (Corrigan) 3.1.4. Sociological model Difference, labeling, separation, status loss, discrimination, power (Link & Phelan) 3.1.5. Forms of stigma: Public, self, structural 3.1.6. Levels of stigma Matter of degree (subtle/blatant), explicit vs. implicit, open vs. indirect, microaggression 3.1.7. Stigma and knowledge - mental health literacy 3.1.8. Intersectionality Double stigma, origin of concept 3.2. Categorization and stereotypes as basic elements of stigma 3.2.1. What is categorization? 3.2.2. Categorization and prejudice reduction De-categorization, group differentiation, re-categorization 3.2.3. What are stereotypes? 3.2.4. Stereotype content Fiske's stereotype content model: warmth and competence; stereotypes and kernel of truth discussion; stereotypes as normal perception of bizarre behavior? 3.2.5. Development of stereotypes Unconscious association, outgroup homogeneity effect, illusory correlation 3.2.6. Maintenance of stereotypes Biased processing, linguistic intergroup bias etc. 3.2.7. Application of stereotypes 3.2.8. Changing stereotypes 3.3. Functions of stigma 3.3.1. Functions for individuals Downward comparisons, self-esteem, terror management 3.3.2. Functions for own group Social cooperation, dilemma of trust, social identity 3.3.3. Comprehensive models Social dominance, just world beliefs, system justification, "to keep people down, in or away" (Jo Phelan) 3.3.4. Evolutionary perspective Avoidance of illness risk, smoke detector principle and false positives/overreactions; avoidance of poor cooperation partners 4. Consequences of stigma 4.1. Consequences for the non-stigmatized Common stereotypes, ambivalence, anxiety/insecurity, discrepancy between self-reported attitudes and behavior 4.2. Consequences for the stigmatized Experiences of discrimination, stigma consciousness, stereotype threat, stigma stress, attributional ambiguity, stigma and poor health 4.3. How can stigmatized individuals cope with stigma? Blame discrimination, ingroup comparisons, secrecy, social withdrawal, challenge stigma 4.4. Interaction between the stigmatized and the non-stigmatized From the perspective of the non-stigmatized, and of the non-stigmatized 5. People with mental illness and their relatives 5.1. People with mental illness 5.1.1. Public stigma Public attitudes, change over time, experience and anticipation of discrimination, public stigma and self-stigma 5.1.2. Role of biological models of mental illness Attribution theory, genetic essentialism, consequences of biological models 5.1.3. Self-stigma, shame, why try What is self-stigma, predictors of self-stigma, empowerment and stigma resistance, awareness of illness/insight 5.1.4. Secrecy and disclosure Pros and cons of disclosure, conditions of disclosure 5.1.5. Stigma stress 5.1.6. Recovery and stigma 5.1.7. Stigma as a barrier to service use 5.1.8. Structural discrimination Legal aspects, funding for health services and research; other aspects of structural discrimination are discussed in the respective societal domains in Chapter 7 5.2. People with a history of suicidality Suicide stigma, stigma and suicide prevention 5.3. Young people with psychosis risk or first episode of psychosis 5.4. People with specific diagnoses Aim of this subchapter is to cover a number of diagnoses for which the content of stigma and its consequences differ from other mental disorders: Autism, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, dementia, eating disorders, intellectual disability, substance use disorders 5.5. People with mental illness and other stigmatized characteristics (intersectionality) 5.6. Families and relatives 5.7. Children and adolescents 5.8. Migrants and refugees with mental illness 6. First-person accounts 6.1. Martina Heland-Graef: My experience of stigma and psychosis The author is a leading German peer advocate who fights, e.g., for mental health service reform and human rights for people with severe mental illness. 6.2. Janine Berg-Peer: My life and my daughter with severe mental illness The author is board member of the German National Alliance of Relatives of People with Mental Illness and has published several books on this topic. 7. Stigma in different societal domains (incl. anti-stigma interventions) 7.1. Employment 7.1.1. People with mental illness who work Public attitudes, employer attitudes, experiences of discrimination, disclosure, role of clinicians, structural barriers in the healthcare system, role of companies, anti-stigma interventions in the workplace 7.1.2. People with mental illness who are unemployed Disclosure during job search, interventions, supported employment, supported education, structural discrimination and barriers to finding work 7.2. Housing and Homelessness Homelessness and poor health, media and public attitudes, experiences of discrimination, structural problems in the social and healthcare sectors, Housing First 7.3. Healthcare 7.3.1. and 7.3.2. Individual level discrimination and interventions Attitudes of service providers, experiences of service users, interactions of service providers and service users, service providers with own experience of mental illness, "stigmatization of psychiatrists", anti-stigma interventions for service providers 7.3.3. and 7.3.4. Structural level discrimination and interventions Fragmentation of the healthcare service system, lack of implementation of psychosocial interventions, poor somatic care, architecture of mental healthcare, structural interventions, strengthening outpatient care, integrated care, prevention, peer support, avoiding coercion 7.4. Media Stereotypes, types of media (film, TV, newspaper, social media, video games), information and disinformation, relevance of media, media and suicide, origins of stigma in media, anti-stigma interventions for media professionals and media guidelines, role of peers and citizen journalism 7.5. Legal system Stigma and social justice; UN-convention on rights of persons with disabilities; new German legislation on social participation of persons with disabilities; voting rights; new Bavarian law on acute admissions to psychiatric hospital and protest against this law 8. Programs to reduce public stigma 8.1. Education Approach, problems, content, program types, evidence of efficacy 8.2. Name change Approach, side effects, evidence of efficacy 8.3. Protest Approach, examples, evidence of efficacy 8.4. Contact Approach, evidence of efficacy, contact and self-stigma, contact and social change, types of interventions, key ingredients, TLC3 (targeted, local, continuous, credible change; Corrigan), examples of contact-based programs 9. Programs to reduce self-stigma 9.1. Strategies to reduce self-stigma and to increase empowerment Psychoeducation, cognitive therapy, narrative approaches (Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy), photovoice, self-help and peer support 9.2. Honest, Open, Proud Honest, Open, Proud as a peer-led program to support people with mental illness in their decision whether and how to disclose their illness; program rationale and content; data on efficacy, program versions and issues of implementation 10. Programs to address treatment-related stigma and to facilitate help-seeking 10.1. General population and healthcare 10.2. Self-stigma, shame and relatives/carers 10.3. Evidence 11. Programs to reduce structural discrimination Summary of key approaches (specific interventions to reduce structural discrimination are discussed in Chapter 7 for the respective contexts: legal system etc.) 12. National anti-stigma campaigns - examples and challenges 12.1. Examples in English speaking countries Time to Change, UK; See Me, Scotland; Opening Minds, Canada 12.2. The situation in German speaking countries Lack of comparable national anti-stigma campaigns in German speaking countries 12.3. Funding for anti-stigma programs 12.4. Leadership of antistigma programs Peers/service users should lead programs 13. Summary and outlook Factors that facilitate social change; future developments (machine learning; social media and real-time interventions; biogenetic research, biomarkers of mental illness, risks of labeling and discrimination; embracing diversity as a value that counters stigma

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Book SynopsisPeople with learning disabilities are affected by significantly more health problems than the general population and are much more likely to have significant health risks. Yet evidence suggests they are not receiving the same level of health education and health promotion opportunities as other members of society.This important, interdisciplinary book is aimed at increasing professional awareness of the importance of health promotion activities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Written by an international board of experts, it is a thorough and comprehensive guide for students, professionals and carers.The book considers a variety of challenges faced by those with intellectual disabilities, from physical illnesses such as diabetes, epilepsy and sexual health issues, through to issues such as addiction, mental health and ageing.Contributors: Jim Blair, Penny Blake, Malin Broberg, Michael Brown, Eddie Chaplin, Bob Davies, Gillian Eastgate, PauTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceIntroductionPART 1: The health and health promotion needs of people with intellectual disabilities Chapter 1: Health issues for people with intellectual disabilities: the evidence base Chapter 2: Health promotion for people with intellectual disabilities PART 2: Health promotion evidence applied to practiceChapter 3: Vision, hearing and oral health Chapter 4: Framing Food Choices to Improve HealthChapter 5: ObesityChapter 6: DiabetesChapter 7: EpilepsyChapter 8: Cardiovascular DiseaseChapter 9: CancerChapter 10: Sexual healthChapter 11: Mental healthChapter 12: Substance abuse Chapter 13: Ageing PART 3: Health promotion in contextChapter 14: Health Promotion within familiesChapter 15: Health promotion in schoolsCharter 16: Physical activity, exercise and sportChapter 17: The role of healthcare professionals Chapter 18: Health checksChapter 19: EthicsChapter 20: Evaluating health promotion programmes

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Book SynopsisComplete with a foreword by the late Terry Bogg, this handy pocketbook provides accessible guidance to health and social care practitioners on the day-to-day aspects of using and applying the Mental Capacity Act. This includes practical advice, explored with practice examples, on how to set up and undertake an assessment and how to make and implement informed decisionsâquickly. The busy mental capacity practitioner, whether an AMHP, social worker, nurse or from other health professions who encounter vulnerable service users, will find this guide invaluable for efficiently locating the information they need to complete an assessment, supported with a working knowledge of the law.â Practice information, reflecting revised advice on the Mental Capacity Act and practice changes since Cheshire Westâ Guidance on undertaking assessments with the updated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards anTable of ContentsPart 1: Mental Capacity and Best Interests 1. Setting the Scene 2. How do you know if someone cannot make a decision?3. What does ‘best interests’ mean?4. Supported and Substitute Decision Making 5. Mental Capacity Decisions in Specific CircumstancesPart 2: Deprivation of Liberty 6. The Right to Liberty and Security of Person 7. So, you think you need a DoLS?8. The Best Interests Assessmen9. Deprivation of Liberty in Specific CircumstancesPart 3: Tools and Checklists for Individuals and Organisations

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Book SynopsisMental health has always been a low priority worldwide. Yet more than 650 million people are estimated to meet diagnostic criteria for common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, with almost three-quarters of that burden in low- and middle-income countries. Nowhere in the world does mental health enjoy parity with physical health. Notwithstanding astonishing medical advancements in treatments for physical illnesses, mental disorder continues to have a startlingly high mortality rate. However, despite its widespread neglect, there is now an emerging international imperative to improve global mental health and wellbeing. The UN's current international development agenda finalised at the end of 2015 contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG3, which seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. Although much broader in focus than the previous eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the need for worldwide improvement in mentTrade Review'This superb collection of chapters, written by over 30 leading experts around the world including the editor, Laura Davidson, comprehensively surveys mental health in the context of international development. Bringing together a range of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives ….[a] clear message emanating from this book is the inter-connectedness of SDG3 with many of the other SDGs .... [it is] an indispensable and unique tool for what ought to be one of the highest priorities of the SDG era.'—Foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General on the Sustainable Development GoalsTable of ContentsForeword, Jeffrey Sachs, The New UN Health Agenda I: The ImperativeChapter 1Shekhar Saxena and Laura Davidson,The Global Mental Health Imperative and the Role of the World Health Organization within the UN 2030 AgendaChapter 2, Larry Gostin and Laura Davidson, The Rights to Mental Health and DevelopmentII: Economic Perspectives Chapter 3Martin Knapp and Valentina Iemmi, Meeting SDG3: The Role of Economics in Mental Health PolicyChapter 4,Judith Bass, The Relationship between Mental Health and Poverty in LMICsChapter 5,Chris Underhill, Victoria Ngo and Tam Nguyen,Meeting SDG1 and SDG3: Addressing the Link Between Mental Health and Economic Development in VietnamChapter 6,Sean Kidd and Kwame McKenzie, Social entrepreneurship and systems thinking about mental illness in LMICsIII: Demographic and Cultural PerspectivesChapter 7, Joseph D. Calabrese, Understanding Traditional and Other Culture-Based Approaches to Mental Illness in Lower and Middle Income ContextsChapter 8,Carol Vlassoff,Addressing Mental Health from a Gender Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities in Meeting SDG3Chapter 9, Svend Aage Madsen, Men’s Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Global challengeChapter 10, Guglielmo Schinina and Karoline Popp, The Mental Health and Well-being of Migrants in the Context of the 2030 Sustainable Development AgendaChapter 11, Cornelius Ani and Olayinka Omigbodun, The Sustainable Development Goals and Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Low and Middle Income CountriesChapter 12, Stephen J. Bartels, The Global Challenge of Mental Health and Ageing, and Scalable Innovations in Mental Health Services for Older AdultsIV: PolicyChapter 13, Rachel Jenkins, Strengthening Government Policy to Achieve Target 3.4 of SDG3Chapter 14, Aart Hendriks, Mental health, disability rights and equal access to employment: Global challenges in light of the SDGsChapter 15, Dainius Pūras and Julie Hannah, Prioritising Rights-Based Mental Health Care in the 2030 AgendaChapter 16, Giuseppe Raviola, Natural and Humanitarian Disasters, and Mental Health: Lessons from HaitiChapter 17, Peter Lehmann, Paradigm Shift: Treatment Alternatives to Psychiatric Drugs, with Particular Reference to LMICsV: Legal PerspectivesChapter 18, Peter Bartlett,Mental Disability, the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, and the Sustainable Development GoalsChapter 19,David Bilchitz, The Sustainable Development Goals, Psychosocial Disability, and the Meaning of Wellbeing in SDG3: Towards an Approach that Combines the Subjective and ObjectiveChapter 20, Laura Davidson,International Monitoring and Enforcement Mechanisms for Violations of Human Rights in the Global Mental Health ContextChapter 21,Laura Davidson, The Law as Sword and Shield: Realising the Rights of those with Psychosocial Disability Through International, National and Regional Complaints SystemsVI: Country Perspectives Chapter 22, Salam A. Gómez,A Case Study: Colombia, Conflict, and the Peace Process from a User-PerspectiveChapter 23,Amita Danda,Legislating on Mental Health in India to Achieve SDG3Chapter 24,Sharon Primor and Dahlia Virtzberg-RofeBreaking the Restraints: Civil Society’s Struggle to Abolish Human Rights Violations in Israel’s Psychiatric SystemAfterword, Vikram Patel,Joining Up for Our Future in Global Mental Health Index

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the Behavioral Healthcare Crisis is a necessary book, edited and contributed to by a great variety of authors from academia, government, and industry. The book takes a bold look at what reforms are needed in healthcare and provides specific recommendations. Some of the serious concerns about the healthcare system that Cummings, O'Donohue, and their contributors address include access problems, safety problems, costs problems, the uninsured, and problems with efficacy. When students, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers finish reading this book they will have not just a greater idea of what problems still exist in healthcare, but, more importantly, a clearer idea of how to tackle them and provide much-needed reform.Trade Review“This book is a ‘must read’ for policymakers, administrators, clinicians, or citizens wanting a guide to our healthcare system—which is currently neither healthy, caring, nor a system! Experts discuss a variety of issues such as financial incentives, information management and uses of the Internet, and special issues pertaining to diverse populations. The editors are to be thanked for this practical and most timely volume.” - Michael F. Hoyt, PhD, Author, Brief Therapy and Managed Care, Some Stories are Better than Others, and Brief Psychotherapies: Principles and Practice“The brief history of mental health care delivery in America is a story of challenge and change. Nick Cummings, who has long anticipated and responded to healthcare issues in ways that benefit consumers and providers, and William O’Donohue chart yet another course to guide us through these turbulent times.” - David B. Baker, Margaret Clark Morgan Director, Center for the History of Psychology; Professor of Psychology, The University of Akron, USA“Drs. Cummings and O’Donohue provide a comprehensive coverage of the issues facing a broken behavioral healthcare system today. In their intelligent and insightful book, they offer hope and sensible suggestions about how to fix what is not working. Heed the authors’ advice, and we’ll be on our way to solving many problems in our current healthcare system.” - Carol Austad, Clinical Psychologist; Professor of Psychology and Co-coordinator, Biofeedback Center, Central Connecticut State University, USATable of ContentsCummings, O'Donohue, Where We Are, How We Got There, and Where We Need to Go: The Promise of Integrated Healthcare. Cummings, Our 50-minute Hour in the Nanosecond Era: The Need for a Third "E" in Behavioral Healthcare: Efficiency. Cummings, O'Donohue, Cummings, The Financial Dimension of Integrated Behavioral/Primary Care. Levin, Hanson, Mental Health Informatics. Papa, Draper, E-health and Telehealth. Sammons, Can Prescribing Psychologists Assist in Providing More Cost-effective, Quality Mental Health Care? Widiger, Diagnostic System Innovations. Klonsky, Evidence-based Treatment. O'Donohue, Ammirati, Lilienfeld, The Quality Improvement Agenda in Behavioral Health Reform. Freeman, The Behavioral Health Medical Home. O'Donnell, Reforms in Professional Education. Cummings, Cummings, Pay for Performance and Other Innovations in Reimbursement for Behavioral Care Services. Garrison-Diehm, Rummel, Catlin, Fisher, Trends in Behavioral Health Care for an Aging America. Caccavale, Failure to Serve: The Use of Medications as a First-line Treatment and Misuse in Behavioral Interventions. Bray, Reforms in Treating Children and Families. Benuto, Leany, Reforms for Ethnic Minorities and Women. Oss, Wellness and Prevention: Key Elements in the Next Generation of Behavioral Health Service Delivery System. Chaffee, Reforms in Veteran and Military Behavioral Health. Thomas, Biofeedback.

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Book SynopsisThis book will provide student nurses, students studying for NVQ levels II and III, SNVQ and those students who are undertaking an Access to Higher Education (Nursing) Courses, with user-friendly and contemporary information in relation to some of the key clinical practice issues that they may experience when caring for individuals.Table of ContentsContributors vii Acknowledgements xi 1 Introduction 1Ian Peate and Sonya Chelvanayagam 2 History of Mental Health Care 7Stephen Cloudsdale 3 Mad, Bad or Just Different 15Alan Brownbill 4 Partnership Working in Mental Health Care 31Paul Illingworth 5 Promoting Mental Health 53Alan Brownbill and Sonya Chelvanayagam 6 Legal Matters 69Soo Lee 7 Anxiety Disorders 87Thomas Beary 8 Mood Disorders Including Self-harm and Suicide 103Stephen Cloudsdale 9 Eating Disorders 117Sonya Chelvanayagam 10 Dual Diagnosis: Substance Misuse and Mental Health Problems 131Sue Hahn 11 Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia-type Disorders 145Yvonne Mitchell 12 Personality Disorder 161Brian Thomson 13 Dementias 177Sue Hahn 14 Therapeutic Interventions 195Soo Lee, Angela Edmonds and Clare Hubbard Index 217

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Book SynopsisLearning About Mental Health Practice covers the key areas of contemporary mental health practice and is ideal for those in the early stages of their mental health training. The text is organized into three parts.Trade Review“This is a good introduction to mental health practice for students and first time employees in the field.” (Doody’s, 2009) "This is not a handbook for medical treatment but is intended to encourage students of mental health to consider broader perspectives than are offered by the medical model, including patients’ psychological, social and spiritual needs." (Journal of Analytical Psychology, February 2009) "This book is a collection of well-structured chapters by contributors who are well known in the field of mental health. One of its strengths is the strong focus on work generated by experts by experience, supported by a variety of academics and professionals working in the field. In addition, the book acknowledges a range of different disciplines that it might appeal to, fitting in with the wider multifactorial nature of health, and the increasing move towards partnership education and practice." (Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2011) "...the strong ethical and political dimensions of the book result in a compelling and unified message. Indeed, the reviewer has already found several occasions to refer to the work." British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2010 "Not only is the book very in-depth but it is also extremely well presented – so much so that it is truly a joy to read. You can flick open at any page and be guaranteed a wealth of insight and information ready for you to digest. Diagrams, case-studies, activities and more are employed throughout to keep the reading easy and exciting. This is not a book you simply pick-up and read, you really get into it and enjoy doing so, whilst gaining valuable insight into mental health practice." British Psychological Society, Clinical Psychology ForumTable of ContentsAbout the editors. Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgement. Introduction (Theo Stickley and Thurstine Basset). Part I: Foundations for Mental Health Practice - The Ten Essential Shared Capabilities. 1. The ten essential shared capabilities: their background, development and implementation (Roslyn Hope). 2. The ten essential shared capabilities in practice ( Ian McGonagle, Ian Baguley, Sara Owen and Sarah Lewis). 3. Working in partnership (Anne Beales and Gary Platz). 4. Respecting diversity through acknowledging, valuing and using diversity and challenging inequalities (AVUDCI) (Premila Trivedi). 5. Practising ethically: values-based practice and ethics - working together to support person-centred and multidisciplinary mental health care (Bill Fulford and Kim Woodbridge). 6. Challenging inequality (David Pilgrim). 7. Promoting recovery (Daniel B. Fisher). 8. Identifying People's needs and strengths (Lesley Warner). 9. Providing service user centred care (Laura Lea). 10. Making a difference (Norman Young, Madeline O'Carroll and Lorraine Rayner). 11. Positive Risk taking; A Framework for Practice (Anne Felton and Gemma Stacey). 12. Personal Development and Learning (Sharon Lee Cuthbert and Thurstine Basset). Part II: Issues For Mental Health Practice. 13. Social perspectives on mental distress (Jerry Tew). 14. Socially inclusive practice (Peter Bates and Joanne Seddon). 15. Equality and rights: Overcoming social exclusion and discrimination (Liz Sayce). 16. Service user involvement (Peter Campbell). 17. Connecting the parts to the whole: Achieving effective teamwork in complex systems (Steve Onyett). 18. Problems associated with the use of the concept 'mental illness' (Anne Cooke). 19. Drugs, alcohol and mental health (Tabitha Lewis and Alison Cameron). 20. Gender inequality and the mental health of women and men (Jennie Williams and Joe Miller). 21. The trauma model of psychosis (Paul Hammersley, Peter Bullimore, Magdalen Fiddler and John Read). Part III: Approaches for Mental Health Practice. 22. Carers' experiences of mental health services and views abut assessments: Lessons from the Partnership in Carer Assessments Project (PICAP) (Julie Repper, Gordon Grant, Mike Nolan and Pam Enderby). 23. Therapeutic Relationships (Theo Stickley and Dawn Freshwater). 24. Psychological approaches to mental health (Rufus May, Anne Cooke and Anthony Cotton). 25. Employment: What you should know and what you should do (Bob Grove). 26. Treating creatively: the challenge of treating the creative mind (Peter Amsel). 27. Social inclusion and psychosocial interventions: Clash, Compromise or Coherence (Peter Bates and Julie Cullen). 28. Spirituality and mental health (Peter Gilbert). 29. Holistic approaches in mental health (Jan Wallcraft). 30. The capable practitioner of the future (Theo Stickley and Thurstine Basset). Index.

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Book SynopsisEvidence-Based Practice and Intellectual Disabilities responds to the recent increased focus on, and need for, the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in treating intellectual disabilities. The first book wholly dedicated to addressing EBP specifically in relation to intellectual disabilities Provides clinical guidelines based on the strength of evidence of treatments for a given problematic behavioral topography or disorder Highly relevant to a wide-ranging audience, including professionals working in community services, clinicians and parents and carers Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Part I Foundational Issues and Overview 1 1 Evidence-Based Practice: An Introduction 3 Peter Sturmey 2 Adaptive Behavior 29 Peter Sturmey 3 Maladaptive Behavior 62 Peter Sturmey 4 But Is It Worth It? 85 Peter Sturmey Part II Specific Disorders and Challenging Behaviors 101 5 Aggressive Behavior 103 Olive Healy, Sinéad Lydon, and Clodagh Murray 6 Self-Injurious Behavior 133 Jeff Sigafoos, Mark F. O’Reilly, Giulio E. Lancioni, Russell Lang, and Robert Didden 7 Stereotypic Behavior 163 Timothy R. Vollmer, Amanda B. Bosch, Joel E. Ringdahl, and John T. Rapp 8 Feeding Problems 198 Keith E. Williams, Laura J. Seiverling, and Douglas G. Field 9 Sleep Problems 219 Robert Didden, Wiebe Braam, Anneke Maas, Marcel Smits, Peter Sturmey, Jeff Sigafoos, and Leopold Curfs 10 Anxiety Disorders 235 Peter Sturmey, William R. Lindsay, Tricia Vause, and Nicole Neil 11 Mood Disorders 261 Peter Sturmey and Robert Didden 12 Offenders with Developmental Disabilities 280 Peter Sturmey and Klaus Drieschner Index 292

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Book SynopsisEvidence-Based Practice and Intellectual Disabilities responds to the recent increased focus on, and need for, the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in treating intellectual disabilities. The first book wholly dedicated to addressing EBP specifically in relation to intellectual disabilities Provides clinical guidelines based on the strength of evidence of treatments for a given problematic behavioral topography or disorder Highly relevant to a wide-ranging audience, including professionals working in community services, clinicians and parents and carers Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Part I Foundational Issues and Overview 1 1 Evidence-Based Practice: An Introduction 3 Peter Sturmey 2 Adaptive Behavior 29 Peter Sturmey 3 Maladaptive Behavior 62 Peter Sturmey 4 But Is It Worth It? 85 Peter Sturmey Part II Specific Disorders and Challenging Behaviors 101 5 Aggressive Behavior 103 Olive Healy, Sinéad Lydon, and Clodagh Murray 6 Self-Injurious Behavior 133 Jeff Sigafoos, Mark F. O’Reilly, Giulio E. Lancioni, Russell Lang, and Robert Didden 7 Stereotypic Behavior 163 Timothy R. Vollmer, Amanda B. Bosch, Joel E. Ringdahl, and John T. Rapp 8 Feeding Problems 198 Keith E. Williams, Laura J. Seiverling, and Douglas G. Field 9 Sleep Problems 219 Robert Didden, Wiebe Braam, Anneke Maas, Marcel Smits, Peter Sturmey, Jeff Sigafoos, and Leopold Curfs 10 Anxiety Disorders 235 Peter Sturmey, William R. Lindsay, Tricia Vause, and Nicole Neil 11 Mood Disorders 261 Peter Sturmey and Robert Didden 12 Offenders with Developmental Disabilities 280 Peter Sturmey and Klaus Drieschner Index 292

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Book SynopsisIn 1935, lobotomy was heralded as a “miracle cure” by newspapers and magazines. Only twenty years after the first operation, lobotomists once praised for “therapeutic courage” were condemned for their barbarity. American Lobotomy studies representations of lobotomy in a ariety of cultural texts to offer a rhetorical and cultural history of the infamous procedure.

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Book SynopsisExplores the lived experience of psychosis, trauma, and depression among people of diverse cultural orientations, revealing how mental illness engages fundamental human processes of self, desire, gender, and interpretation. This book focuses on psychological suffering and the social rendering of the mentally ill as non-human or not fully human.Trade Review"This extraordinary book will be relevant to all who are interested in medical anthropology, psychiatry, and health studies... Highly recommended." CHOICE Connect "Provocative and ethnographically rich ... Her book and her arguments are of paramount importance for anthropology, psychiatry and public health as we struggle to improve care for people facing extraordinary conditions, and its encapsulation in a single volume offers an unmatched resource for teaching and research design in these areas." Ethos "Comfortably traversing the boundaries between anthropology and psychiatry, Jenkins seeks to contextualize what is known as mental illness, taking it beyond the elicitation of symptoms to broader realms of subjective meaning situated within sociocultural influences... This book is an intellectually engaged yet passionate quest to examine these influences in lives as lived." American AnthropologistTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Prelude and Acknowledgments Introduction: Culture, Mental Illness, and the Extraordinary PART ONE. PSYCHOSIS, PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, AND FAMILIES 1. Cultural Chemistry in the Clozapine Clinic 2. This Is How God Wants It? The Struggle of Sebastian 3. Emotion and Conceptions of Mental Illness: The Social Ecology of Families Living with Schizophrenia PART TWO. VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, AND DEPRESSION 4. The Impress of Extremity among Salvadoran Women Refugees 5. Blood and Magic: No Hay que Creer ni Dejar de Creer 6. Trauma and Trouble in the Land of Enchantment Conclusion: Fruits of the Extraordinary Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisExamines Korea's years under Japanese colonialism, when mental health first became defined as a medical and social problem. This book explores the impact of Chinese traditional medicine and its holistic approach to treating mental disorders, and the resilience of folk illnesses as explanations for inappropriate and dangerous behaviors.Trade Review"[Breaks] new ground... [Yoo has] offered readers an ambitious challenge: one directed to Korean studies, but also one also carrying its implications far beyond." Cross-Currents

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize, British Sociological Association"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize, British Sociological Association"

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Book SynopsisA psychiatrist's travels through the history of mental illness Who is mad'? Who is not? And who decides?In this fascinating new exploration of mental illness, Professor Brendan Kelly examines madness' in history and how we have responded to it over the centuries.We travel from the psychiatric institutions of India to Victorian scientific studies of the brain. Covering institutionalisation, lobotomy and the Nazis' Aktion T4', as well as Freud, psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and neuroscience, Professor Kelly examines the shift from psychobabble' to neurobabble' in recent times.In Search of Madness is an all-encompassing history of one of the most basic fears to haunt the human psyche, and it concludes with a passionate manifesto for change: four proposals to make mental health services more effective, accessible and just.

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Book SynopsisIt's time to reclaim our mental health!Trade Review‘An inquisitive and nuanced look at a topic that we talk so much about and yet still don’t really have much of a holistic grasp on’ -- ‘gal dem’‘A radical antidote to the constraints of our current conceptualisation of mental health’ -- ‘Dazed’'Really brilliant...this is by far the best introduction to mad politics I've ever read.' -- Robert Chapman, Senior Lecturer in Education at Sheffield Hallam University'In these urgent times, activists are often seeking guidance on radical approaches to mental health. Mad World offers a welcome and refreshing guide to a progressive politics of mental health – an indispensable resource for activists today' -- Hel Spandler, Editor, 'Asylum: the radical mental health magazine''Wow! An honest, urgent and lovingly researched invitation to rethink our assumptions about madness. 'Mad World' is an invaluable toolkit, not just for dismantling oppressive health structures, but for building the systems of care we desperately need. This book is a gift and that gift is hope.' -- Aisha Mirza, founder of Misery mental health collective'An urgent introduction to a new radical politics of mental health which embraces the messy, unruly nature of our collective vulnerability and interdependence. Frazer-Carroll exposes the underlying truth that capitalism is fundamentally incompatible with our wellbeing. Mad World teaches us how to transform the ways we understand madness, illness, and disability to build a better world.' -- Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of 'Health Communism'‘Frazer-Carroll takes on the politics of mental health with accessibility, compassion and curiosity. She calls for critical, progressive thinking and radical change to systems that have been tools of oppression for far too long’ -- ‘Ms. Magazine’‘Frazer-Carroll takes aim at the individualisation of mental health, arguing for radical, political change’ -- ‘Huck’‘This incredibly thought-provoking debut shows the need for new, deeper, and more radical mental health conversations. This book doesn’t just think outside the box, it rips the box wide open' -- Rhys Thomas, Woo‘An accessible and in-depth tool for thinking radically and politically about mental health in the 21st century’ -- Adele Walton, journalist and Dazed book columnist‘An incredibly well-written and clear-thinking introduction to the issues at stake in the mad movement. It offers a contemporary and forward-thinking analysis of how mental well-being is both damaged and politicised in capitalist society’ -- ‘National Survivor User Network’Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Asylums 2. 'Knowing' Mental Health Today 3. Mental Health in a Maddening World 4. Why Work is Sickening 5. Disability / Possibility 6. Diagnosing Diagnosis 7. On Disavowal and Disorder 8. Art for Mental Health 9. Law and Disorder 10. Other Possibilities Conclusion

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