Mental Health at the Crossroads - The Promise of the Psychosocial Approach (Hardcover, New Ed)

This book is a challenge to the enduring status and domination of bio-medical approaches in mental health services. Contributors from four continents argue that this domination, along with modernization and multidisciplinary work, will not improve people's lives unless social and psychological perspectives are appreciated and integrated. This implies new forms of relationships and social arrangements. AAMental Health at the Crossroads: the Promise of the Psychosocial Approach AA is a timely analysis of the psychosocial approach as it resonates across the discipline divide, considering the past and future development. It is written from the perspectives of service users and careers, managers, practitioners, educators, researchers and policy makers, illustrated with case studies from Australia, Brazil, Italy, UK and the USA. This book presents an alternative approach to conventional thinking in mental health, providing a fascinating and valuable resource for those seeking new perspectives, grounded in theory with practice examples, in order to influence the current agenda and change practice.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Janet E. Williams
Editors:	Shulamit Ramon
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-4191-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the mentally ill Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General
LSN:	0-7546-4191-0
Barcode:	9780754641919

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