Assertive outreach in mental health : a manual for practitioners /
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| Author / Creator: | Burns, Tom, 1946- |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. |
| Description: | x, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford medical publications |
| Subject: | Mentally ill -- Services for -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Community mental health services -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Chronically ill -- Services for -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Chronically ill -- Services for. Community mental health services. Mentally ill -- Services for. Handbooks and manuals. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4721109 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Conceptual issues
- 1. Origins of assertive outreach
- 2. Current context and aims
- 3. Who is assertive outreach for? Referrals and discharges
- 4. Ingredients and standards (model fidelity)
- 5. Key working versus the 'team approach'
- 6. 24-hour availability and extended services
- 7. The role of medication
- 8. Compulsion and freedom
- 9. Cultural sensitivity
- Pt. II. Health and social care practice
- 10. Engagement
- 11. Medication compliance
- 12. Hostility
- 13. Suicidality
- 14. Self-neglect
- 15. Schizophrenia and delusional disorders
- 16. Bipolar affective disorder
- 17. Personality problems and disorders
- 18. Depression, anxiety, and situational disorders
- 19. Substance abuse
- 20. Personal finance
- 21. Housing and homelessness
- 22. Physical health care
- 23. Employment and activity
- 24. Daily living skills
- 25. Psychosocial interventions and work with families and carers
- Pt. III. Structural issues
- 26. Managing the team
- 27. Training
- 28. Service planning
- 29. Research and development.
