Applied Research and Evaluation in Community Mental Health Services

An Update of Key Research Domains

By Evelyn Vingilis & Stephen A. State
Categories: Health & Medicine
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Hardcover : 9780773537958, 384 pages, February 2011
Ebook (PDF) : 9780773586567, 384 pages, February 2011

Description

The burden of mental illness on individuals, families, and communities has created profound challenges for our society. In recent years treatments and services for the mentally ill have moved almost exclusively to community settings, yet no comprehensive and progressive policies have emerged to counter stigmatizing and facilitate integration.