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Many countries have reduced dramatically the proportion of patients in psychiatric hospitals in favour of community care. The demand for mental health care in the community keeps growing, and cannot be met by traditional, conventional services alone.

Table of Contents
THE THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT.
Challenges and Opportunities for Professionals.
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SUPPORT.
Making Sense of Social Support.
Measuring Social Support.
IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS.
Clinical Interventions.
Proximal Interventions.
Distal Interventions.
EVALUATING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS.
Evaluation of Social Support Interventions.
Reflections and Implications.
References.
Index.

Social Therapy

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 24 February 1999
      ISBN-13 9780471987277
      978-0471987277
      ISBN-10 0471987271
      Also in:
      Mental health services Psychology Social, group or collective psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Many countries have reduced dramatically the proportion of patients in psychiatric hospitals in favour of community care. The demand for mental health care in the community keeps growing, and cannot be met by traditional, conventional services alone.

      Table of Contents
      THE THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT.
      Challenges and Opportunities for Professionals.
      UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SUPPORT.
      Making Sense of Social Support.
      Measuring Social Support.
      IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS.
      Clinical Interventions.
      Proximal Interventions.
      Distal Interventions.
      EVALUATING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS.
      Evaluation of Social Support Interventions.
      Reflections and Implications.
      References.
      Index.

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