Mental health in Australia : collaborative community practice / Graham Meadows ... [et al.]
- Bib ID:
- 5812221
- Format:
- Book
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Description:
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- South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2012
- xlix, 899 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780195574883
- 0195574885
- Summary:
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With a new four part structure, the book thoroughly covers the current context of mental health, clinical practice principles, and the assessment and management of mental health disorders. Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, Mental Health in Australia reflects a wide range of opinions and perspectives in the field of mental health care. This approach also allows the text to be used throughout a degree and into professional practice.--Publisher.
- Full contents:
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- PART 1. The context. Society, mental health and illness
- How communities respond to mental distress: a consumer perspective
- The global perspective
- Delivering mental health care
- Mental health services in Australia
- Mental health services in the Australian states and territories
- Research in mental disorders and mental health practice
- Evaluation and the concept of quality in mental health care
- Mental disorder in Australia
- PART 2. Clinical practice principles. The active participants in mental health services
- Working collaboratively
- Assessment: essential skills
- Assessment: specialised assessment skills
- Case management
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychological therapies
- Supporting recovery and living well
- PART 3. Disorders considered in the context of the lifespan. Personality disorders
- Developmental disabilities and psychiatric disorders
- Disorders of childhood and adolescence: a developmental and family perspective
- Youth mental health: a new stream of mental health care for adolescents and young adults
- Psychiatric disorders affecting the elderly in Australia
- PART 4. Disorders commonly presenting in adult life. Anxiety disorders
- Affective disorders
- Substance-related disorders
- Somatoform disorders
- Eating disorders
- Schizophrenia and related disorders.
- Notes:
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- Previous ed.: 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 789-868) and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Meadows, Graham
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2012
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