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Preventing Mental Illness in Practice
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...
Advocacy and Empowerment
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 145.00Relevant and thought-provoking, describes a new and imaginative approach to the needs of de-institutionalised people returning to care in the community. It shows that there is a challenging but dynamic contribution to be made by all community mental health workers in restoring dignity to the lives of those who have tragically been robbed of such a... more...
Supervision in the Mental Health Professions
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 42.50Supervision is of increasing significance in the practice of mental health professionals, especially since the advent of voluntary and mandatory registration, managed care and clinical governance. Little, however, has been written to address the practical and theoretical needs and questions of those involved. In Supervision in the Mental Health... more...
The Biological Basis of Nursing: Mental Health
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 49.95Written by an experienced nurse lecturer who also trained as a mental health nurse, this book explores the underlying biology associated with the pathology of mental health disorders and the related nervous system. Integrating related pharmacological and genetic knowledge, The Biological Basis of Nursing: Mental Health covers topics including: ... more...
Preventive Counseling
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 47.95Preventive counseling is based on the concept that practitioners empower clients and systems more significantly when they embrace a "prevention orientation" to helping. This new edition of Preventive Counseling includes updated methods, approaches and a new section dedicated to prevention applications, providing readers with the "how-to" in designing,... more...
Unmet Need in Psychiatry
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 78.00The problems of balancing resources against need in the treatment of mental disorders are well known to all involved in caring for the mentally ill. In this pioneering work, an international team of eminent psychiatrists, epidemiologists, health administrators, economists and health planners address the equitable provision of mental health care. more...
Consultation Skills for Mental Health Professionals
Wiley 2006; US$ 105.00Consultation interventions are an increasingly popular alternative to clinical practice, allowing the practitioner to interact with and affect many different individuals and organizations. This type of work challenges mental health professionals, drawing on all the skills and resources they may possess, yet also offers some of the greatest rewards... more...
Mental Health and Illness
Wiley 2006; US$ 57.95This book is unique in that it specifically addresses the concerns that counsellors and psychotherapists may have about the mental health of their clients. It is published at a time of significant change in the management and treatment of mental illness both within the UK and internationally. In addition the roles of mental health practitioners and... more...
Quality of Life and Mental Health Services
Taylor and Francis 1997; US$ 42.95This book is about the lives of patients, about the health and social care services provided to help them, and about ways of examining the impact these services make on them. Based on the authors' experience of using and developing a particular operational measure, the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile, which has been used successfully in many different... more...
Becoming Ecological
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 51.99Emphasizes an ecological approach to mental health by focusing on the individual in the environment and the influences that shape and change behavior. This book brings together thirteen publications as well as four essays on issues in the field: the theory, research, practice, and education of community psychologists. more...









