This is a very practical book, aimed at all mental health professionals who work with the severely mentally ill. The author addresses, in very down-to-earth terms, virtually all aspects of care involving this population, including the merits of current treatments, the latest insights regarding diagnosis, quality assurance, and training issues, as well as many financing and legal considerations affecting this population. In addition, many nontraditional aspects of this subject are addressed in detail, such as the specific ...
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This is a very practical book, aimed at all mental health professionals who work with the severely mentally ill. The author addresses, in very down-to-earth terms, virtually all aspects of care involving this population, including the merits of current treatments, the latest insights regarding diagnosis, quality assurance, and training issues, as well as many financing and legal considerations affecting this population. In addition, many nontraditional aspects of this subject are addressed in detail, such as the specific problems of women, the homeless, those with dual diagnoses, the aged, and issues involving suicide. This handbook's scope, readable style, and contemporary nature make it a most useful tool for anyone involved with the diagnosis and treatment of the severely mentally ill.
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New. 0889371237. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-540 pages--TABLE OF CONTENTS: Authors * Foreword * 1 Introduction 1 * 2 The Pursuit of a Definition for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness 9 * 3 The Severely and Chronically Mentally Ill in America: A Historical Perspective 27 * 4 Medical Problems of the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill 45 * 5 New Medications: Major Antipsychotic Psychopharmacologic Advances 67 * 6 Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia I: Acute Treatment 91 * 7 Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia II: An Algorithm for Neuroleptic-Resistant Patients 121 * 8 A Comprehensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach to Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in the Public Sector: The Worcester State Hospital Experience 157 * 9 Psychotherapy with the Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill 185 * 10 The Family: Advancing the Alliance 201 * 11 Coerced Community Treatment and Psychiatric Hospital Recidivism 219 * 12 Resolving Learned Helplessness in the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill 239 * 13 Case Management with Longterm Patients: A Comprehensive Approach 257 * 14 When the Seriously Mentally Ill Patient Grows Old 279 * 15 Suicide and Persistent Mental Illness: A Continual Clinical and Risk-management Challenge 295 * 16 Dual Diagnosis-Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: One Person, Two Major Problems, One Approach 315 * 17 Women with Long-term Mental Illness: A Different Voice 325 * 18 Serving the Entire Community: Meeting the Needs of the Homeless Mentally Ill 351 * 19 PTSD as a Persistent Mental Illness 369 * 20 The Treatment of the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill on an Acute Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital 391 * 21 Assertive Community Treatment 411 * 22 Financing of Care for the Seriously Mentally Ill 433 * 23 Legal Issues: Competency, Criminality and Care 447 * 24 Training Mental Health Professionals to Work Effectively with Persons with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness 461 * 25 Self Help Groups Serving the Seriously Mentally Ill 487 * 26 Mental Health Services for an Aging Population: What History Can and Cannot Teach Us in Planning for the Twenty-First Century 503 * 27 Quality Improvement and Serious Mental Illness 517 * Index 531. ---REVIEWS: Book News, Inc: "A treatment handbook for professionals working with the long-term mentally ill, especially in psychiatric hospitals. Details various types of drug, physical, talk, and other therapies, with sections on an overview of chronic mental illness in America, diagnostic and treatment considerations, special populations, system issues, training, and quality improvement."--with a bonus offer--
