Evaluation of mental health services
Evaluation of mental health services Michele Tansella Graham Thornicroft Introduction Evaluation is the basis for improving care to people with mental illness. It is vital to know whether interventions are…
Planning and providing mental health services for a community
Planning and providing mental health services for a community Tom Burns Introduction The aim of this chapter is to assist clinicians and managers review and plan services effectively for their…
Primary prevention of mental disorders
Primary prevention of mental disorders J. M. Bertolote Despite the demonstration of the possibility of preventing some forms of mental disorders, many mental health professionals continue to underestimate the possibilities…
Cultural differences care pathways, service use, and outcome
Cultural differences care pathways, service use, and outcome Jim van Os Kwame McKenzie This chapter discusses the influence of culture on the route an individual takes to access treatment for…
Service needs of individuals and populations
Service needs of individuals and populations Mike Slade Michele Tansella Graham Thornicroft Introduction The importance of needs assessment has been one of the most consistent themes to emerge from the…
Public policy and mental health
Public policy and mental health Matt Muijen Andrew McCulloch Introduction Public policy, and specifically national public policy, is one of the key factors that affects the practice of psychiatry, the…
Indigenous, folk healing practices
Indigenous, folk healing practices Wen-Shing Tseng What are indigenous, folk healing practices? Indigenous, folk healing practices are nonorthodox therapeutic practices based on indigenous cultural traditions, operating outside of official (modern)…
Art therapy
Art therapy Diane Waller The fundamental principles of art therapy/art psychotherapy Definitions Descriptions of art therapy from two of the oldest and largest professional associations, the British Association of Art…
Social work approaches to mental health work: international trends
Social work approaches to mental health work: international trends Shulamit Ramon The historical development of mental health social work Social work was formally established in most European countries and North…
Psychiatric nursing techniques
Psychiatric nursing techniques Kevin Gournay Background Psychiatric nursing as an entity has really only evolved since the Second World War. Psychiatric nurses (now often referred to as mental health nurses…
