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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Community mental health services
ISBN : UOM:39015081187653
Author : Kathleen Jones
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000899290
First published in 1972, A History of the Mental Health Services is a revised and abridged version of both Lunacy, Law and Conscience and Mental Health and Social Policy, rewriting the material from the end of the Second World War to the passing of the Mental Health Act 1959, and adding a new section which runs from 1959 to the Social Services Act 1970. The story starts with the first legislative mention of the ‘furiously and dangerously mad’ as a class for whom some treatment should be provided, traces the development of reform and experiment in the nineteenth century, and the creation of the asylum system, and ends in the age of Goffman and Laing and Szasz with the virtual disappearance of the system. The book will be of interest to students of mental health, sociology, social policy, health policy and law.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309439121
Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.
Author : E. Fuller Torrey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199988716
E. Fuller Torrey's book provides an insider's perspective on the birth of the federal mental health program.
Author : R. Paul Olson
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780398076580
The primary objective of this book is to provide comprehensive descriptions and make comparative evaluations of each of the mental health systems of four Western, industrialized countries. The countries selected illustrate a continuum from a highly centralized and publicly financed, national health service in Great Britain to a predominantly decentralized and more privately financed market of mental health services in the United States. In between these two contrasting types are examples of national health services and insurance programs in Norway and Canada. Contributing experts from each country begin their chapters with an overview of the geographic, demographic, political, economic, and cultural contexts in which their mental health systems are situated. Thereafter, they (a) present national data to estimate the need for mental health services, (b) describe national mental health policies and programs designed to meet their population's need, (c) indicate how mental health services are organized and delivered, and (d) discuss how their system is financed and provided resources. A common chapter outline facilitates comparisons among all four systems on relevant evaluation criteria: (a) access and equity, (b) quality and efficacy, (c) cost and efficiency, (d) financing and fairness, (e) protection and participation, and (f) population relevance. In the final section of each chapter, the authors provide recommendations for improved performance of their mental health system. In the initial chapter, the editor provides an overview, introduces the four countries selected, and defines the evaluation criteria applied by all contributing authors. The final two chapters address convergence and divergence among the four systems and provide recommendations for improvement and for future comparative studies. The intended audience includes mental health policymakers, program administrators and managers; teachers of graduate level courses relat
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Community mental health services
ISBN : STANFORD:36105011738593
Author : John E. Gray,Margaret Ann Shone,Peter F. Liddle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Mental health laws
ISBN : 0433444479
Author : National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Great Britain)
Publisher : RCPsych Publications
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Health services accessibility
ISBN : 1908020318
Bringing together treatment and referral advice from existing guidelines, this text aims to improve access to services and recognition of common mental health disorders in adults and provide advice on the principles that need to be adopted to develop appropriate referral and local care pathways.
Author : Katharine Byrick,Barbara Walker-Renshaw,Ontario Hospital Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Informed consent (Medical law)
ISBN : 0886213266
Author : Canadian Mental Health Association. Committee on Legislation and Psychiatric Disorder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Mental health laws
ISBN : UOM:39015012583806
Author : Andrew Molodynski,Jorun Rugkåsa,Tom Burns
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198788065
The use of coercion is one of the defining issues of mental health care. Since the earliest attempts to contain and treat the mentally ill, power imbalances have been evident and a cause of controversy. There has always been a delicate balance between respecting autonomy and ensuring that those who most need treatment and support are provided with it. Coercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives is an essential guide to the current coercive practices worldwide, both those founded in law and those 'informal' processes whose coerciveness remains contested. It does so from a variety of perspectives, drawing on diverse disciplines such as history, law, sociology, anthropology and medicine to provide a comprehensive summary of the current debates in the field. Edited by leading researchers in the field, Coercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives provides a unique discussion of this prominent issue in mental health. Divided into five sections covering origins and extent, evidence, experiences, context and international perspectives this is ideal for mental health practitioners, social scientists, ethicists and legal professionals wishing to expand their knowledge of the subject area.
Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Crossing the Quality Chasm: Adaptation to Mental Health and Addictive Disorders
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309133661
Each year, more than 33 million Americans receive health care for mental or substance-use conditions, or both. Together, mental and substance-use illnesses are the leading cause of death and disability for women, the highest for men ages 15-44, and the second highest for all men. Effective treatments exist, but services are frequently fragmented and, as with general health care, there are barriers that prevent many from receiving these treatments as designed or at all. The consequences of this are seriousâ€"for these individuals and their families; their employers and the workforce; for the nation's economy; as well as the education, welfare, and justice systems. Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions examines the distinctive characteristics of health care for mental and substance-use conditions, including payment, benefit coverage, and regulatory issues, as well as health care organization and delivery issues. This new volume in the Quality Chasm series puts forth an agenda for improving the quality of this care based on this analysis. Patients and their families, primary health care providers, specialty mental health and substance-use treatment providers, health care organizations, health plans, purchasers of group health care, and all involved in health care for mental and substanceâ€"use conditions will benefit from this guide to achieving better care.
Author : Takenori Mishiba
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000076844
This book provides a systematic and interdisciplinary study of occupational mental health legislation in seven countries. The work presents a study of the laws, policies, and legal interpretations to help prevent mental health problems from occurring in the workplace and appropriately address problems once they do occur. With a view to improving provision in Japan, the author examines the legal issues relating to workplace mental health and stress in the USA, UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and Germany. In presenting a comparative discussion of mental health issues in the workplace, this book seeks to establish a minimum for legal rights and duties that contribute to prevention and not just compensation. With its detailed comparative and descriptive coverage of legal and related provisions in a range of countries, the book will be a valuable resource for academics, policy-makers and practitioners working in labour and employment law, social welfare, occupational health and human resource management.
Author : Nicola Glover-Thomas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 0406946779
A critical, in-depth analysis of the development of contemporary mental health law in its social and political contexts.
Author : WHO,World Health Organization,Alberto Minoletti
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241545907
This volume is part of a series of publications which contain practical guidance to assist policy-makers and planners in member countries with policy development to address public mental health needs and service provision. This volume highlights the importance of advocacy in mental health policy and service development, a relatively new concept, aimed at reducing stigma and discrimination, and promoting the human rights of people with mental disorders. It considers the roles of various mental health groups in advocacy and sets out practical steps for implementation, indicating how governments can support advocacy services. The full package of eight volumes in the series is also available (ISBN 0119894173).
