Better mental health care /

A concise guide to establishing, developing and evaluating modern mental health services, providing the relevant evidence to support necessary choices between alternative models of care. It includes a step-by-step guide to what to do and how to do it, taking into account the needs of people with men...

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Main Author: Thornicroft, Graham
Other Authors: Tansella, Michele
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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Table of Contents:
  • Beginning the journey : mapping the route
  • Mental health of the population and care in the community
  • The historical context
  • The ethical base for mental health care
  • The evidence base for mental health care
  • The experience base for mental health care
  • The geographical dimension : the country/regional level
  • The geographical dimension : the local level
  • The geographical dimension : the individual level
  • The time dimension : the input phase
  • The time dimension : the process phase
  • The time dimension : the outcome phase
  • The central role of staff for better mental health care
  • Informed actions for better mental health care.