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The Use of Technology in Mental Healthby Kate Anthony; DeeAnna Merz; Stephen Goss
Charles C Thomas 2010; US$ 54.95Technology is revolutionizing the delivery of mental health services. In this book, the reader is introduced to the broadest possible sampling of technologies used by mental health professionals today. It contains 30 chapters on different aspects of technological innovation in mental health care from 43 expert contributors from all over the globe, appropriate for a subject that holds such promise for a worldwide clientele and that applies to professionals in every country. A wide range of styles is offered, from the individual practitioner exploring a new technology and writing anecdotally about their personal experience, to some of the worlds most experienced practitioners writing a thorough overview of a technology and its uses in the... more...
Preventing Mental Illness in Practiceby Jennifer Newton
Routledge 1994; US$ 29.95Jennifer Newton, author of the successful Preventing Mental Illness (Routledge, 1989) completes her study for MIND in this investigation of what constitutes good practice in the field of preventive medicine. more...
Total Health Promotionby David Seedhouse
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 52.99Physical health is continually affected by the mind. Positive thinking, learning to deal with anger and malice, and being a part of creative social networks can extend life and lessen our chances of becoming ill. But despite overwhelming scientific evidence that mind and body are integrally related, health promotion is split into separate specialisms: mental health promotion, exercise and nutrition, social health promotion, health education and many other categories. more...
Politics of Mental Health in Italyby Michael Donnelly
Routledge 1992; US$ 85.00Provides, for the first time, a scholarly and balanced account of events and phenomena that led to the radical law passed in 1978 that closed all Italy's mental hospitals, and shows how the Italia psychiatric profession has coped with the results. more...
Integrity and Changeby Eileen Smith
Routledge 1997; US$ 39.95Positive and constructive suggestions for ways of coping with the increasing pressures of change faced by those working in the caring professions, since the application of market values to public sector institutions over the last ten years. more...
Advocacy and Empowermentby Stephen M. Rose; Bruce L. Black
Routledge 1985; US$ 125.00Relevant and thought-provoking, describes a new and imaginative approach to the needs of de-institutionalised people returning to care in the community. more...
Managing Mental Health in the Communityby Angela Foster; Vega Zagier Roberts
Routledge 1999; US$ 42.50This book aims to encourage reflective practice amongst staff, managers and policy-makers working in the community. Contributors challenge common assumptions and present some tried and tested interventions to improve the quality of care. more...
Supervision in the Mental Health Professionsby Joyce Scaife
Brunner-Routledge 2001; US$ 42.50Draws on over two decades of experience to illustrate ways of thinking about and doing supervision. Using practical examples, she explores often-encountered dilemmas. more...
Evidence in Mental Health Careby Anthony Clare; Stefan Priebe; Mike Slade
Brunner-Routledge 2002; US$ 59.95Will prove vital for the successful extension of evidence-based evaluation to mental health services in general. more...
Biological Basis of Nursing: Mental Healthby William T. Blows
Routledge 2002; US$ 49.95This essential text for mental health nursing students, practitioners and educators explores the underlying biology associated with the pathology of mental health disorders and the related nervous system. more...