Community mental health in Canada : theory, policy, and practice /

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Author / Creator:Davis, Simon, 1956-
Imprint:Vancouver : UBC Press, c2006.
Description:xvii, 362 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6202731
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ISBN:077481280X (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references p. ([323]-356) and index.
Standard no.:9780774812801
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The impact of psychiatric disorders
  • 2. Nature and nurture : explanatory models in psychiatry
  • 3. Mental disorders : classification and criteria
  • 4. Stakeholders
  • 5. Deinstitutionalization and regionalization
  • 6. "Best practices" and evidence-based interventions
  • 7. The system : mental health programs in Canada
  • 8. Housing
  • 9. The interface with the criminal justice system
  • 10. Assessment and medical management
  • 11. Education, skills training, and cognitive-behavioural approaches
  • 12. Rehabilitation and recovery
  • 13. The legal and ethical context of mental health practice
  • 14. Diversity and cultural competence
  • Afterword : future challenges.