Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Community Mental Health: Putting Policy Into Practice Globally
Community Mental Health: Putting Policy Into Practice Globally
Community Mental Health: Putting Policy Into Practice Globally
Ebook474 pages4 hours

Community Mental Health: Putting Policy Into Practice Globally

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

There are wide inconsistencies between, and even within, countries in how community-orientated care is defined and interpreted. The analysis presented in this book take as a starting point an evidence-based balanced care model in which services are provided in community settings close to the populations served, with hospital stays being reduced as far as possible, usually located in acute wards in general hospitals. The surprising conclusion from the research is that the same problems arise in all countries, regardless of resource status, and thus the recommendations of this book apply to mental health provision everywhere.

This book reviews the implementation of community-orientated care using the balanced care model. It summarizes the steps, obstacles and mistakes that have been encountered in the implementation of community mental health care worldwide and presents guidelines on how to avoid them. It proposes realistic and achievable recommendations for the development and implementation of community-orientated mental health care over the next ten years. These guidelines will be of practical use to psychiatrists and other mental health and public health practitioners at all levels worldwide, including policy makers, commissioners, funders, non-governmental organisations, service users and carers. A core message of the book is that the mental health sector will more powerfully advocate for better services in future through strong and unified alliances, especially with powerful representation from consumer/service user and carer groups.

Community-orientated care draws on a wide range of practitioners, providers, care and support systems (both professional and non-professional), though particular components may play a larger or lesser role in different settings depending on the local context and the available resources, especially trained staff. Research by a WPA task force has demonstrated that most of the challenges are common and global, but with local variations. The book is therefore relevant to psychiatrists and mental health workers in developed countries who are trying to deliver better health care on reduced budgets and for those in the developing economies who are in the position to modernise their mental health care. It provides clear, concise guidance on policy and practice decisions, learning from what has and has not worked in regions in the world.

The book contains many tables documenting the evidence, supported by an essential reference list, and a Key Points summary for each chapter.

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry section of the 2012 BMA Book Awards.

 

LanguageEnglish
PublisherWiley
Release dateSep 9, 2011
ISBN9781119952145
Community Mental Health: Putting Policy Into Practice Globally

Related to Community Mental Health

Titles in the series (14)

View More

Related ebooks

Medical For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Community Mental Health

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Community Mental Health - Graham Thornicroft

    Gdbook_preview_excerpt.html}rIK!@EK(jciT DfV./K{l uH 3×KڴuYLn^}8z __~κ5eޜ^xg~c's]gUΎv,Z]7lѳճxqMjg>/A0u2:%)'I*ɢla2dNeeiR:)d^bK{ftQۤ):JS)h9Nr3L/Չ*3ʺUxV\qhKT30tATa=HTU:KK\MnʾvMyƥViߛHF{{oj5BwuY5tfhHդi412wT']:k/fZU ىLv͝,tM:m%@`&7I}O^Qɤ},w*m2]όFjUXFb{%se1EJŒ ٺ8|X|י^NVH9]0'd%mQWАXv{j~q!J0,摬 vV_7](ňCCS(c m؀d֐ӸO~kX  *&2"ü<_btHƉ~cƺj nc^i ZuBdDkH."lRq?5`;4BWdCI*e=Un9U=H],TײZiN<· LmHBI`i22 xWa#(c $am|>/\1Y R>цVmxS.}ZA)ώ X{Siu8`Y.ʹ}J0F>d2ۚ`D<٘Oڔq|9NVpڐh&T9e͓I]α &K{$ãbf L.;F*љVI~%boMkbQ&bLFm! ilāZ@ e\pH^< >̗+[ GyS4 B4:ư|BA}| f7j{c^6,[##EB 'D,e8ee%dDx(]Dxr D }u]]<%ktA "hfYY9#VԆ0%sU/{AZ3 !p]|ϲQ!s"ct5vGZ-i2ViGqP:e*kedk%!?fjJ^'״"@Zb0-~IS= Vl,4t|\ڈG1v҇4MNѺk>5VhFj#HC‚2ýpA iO7_'P&$y0rh_jDe]*Z< (`csiVs'e AHaFւGj>&cQɀ&mN6&ZZ]ณ{ " b o9p%(r0!5o5N+x|KNҹb68XܫskFʖau8o" ]NR7ɐ02523c}V}e\\(I;.i{>`cS<`qxiuaI6 Lɻ5_6GhcErV2,ס kQsM9RʠnVRHK*/D BHF& Gk 8c hRI-#9h.p!o at _fjJİw0bVpUO["hf?2~ˮ hDGdf4kٽX)v#;\_j2 kiuU9 )a]m7 kۏ\и}q+T4z7r ƱjU 4tKy_4OHOb6=X:B?k֪ut ,0tZ2S>[ܴq^+Gxr9u-4?ۦ94(L@s(m"̲f$4V8M}WM\$FK%Cc^R&w*l1eo%5lHM|te.qZ,xtN`g".Q" g~YuOK`^R%֐u"\M ayh^ ֶd '! Ld<A< y*z #8C`] 38J,BC=!!>3Jא8~6( 4P^UpI綆EN 2-EN;$ҙuH.T_TŠf \|V.<9p6IL̙VSΒJ\*l-VJmCεjHPj`;S\l'NOT&VCCHbgjx2p+7?$hW rb&٤ nxif]3h|~rvxwOF}[ƇQ&rnff*q0f-'$"xP .8 $j!#k2\ySb81FѦ0rMAA}Y D9.[!6jT,_䜻a>~y mÄ9A}什0_&!zmh[5,8jnۘ:}Mh.Ν1.29g$&32`7 GGCmxMAzjbH`?O2/%.8 q)BIi3=+v( &'Vnu+_S mZ+8W'6NsGMʼnw{./*1{ePG>Nlq^\!5N {A|YyQS3P0w'ס(bE(*4%3%eE:(Q%T TM9믝9׃5tuQLxdT4NWJ[`@qjsǐ3iKw:6Sm.ES㲦ćMpӒǙ: w *`'5L ѠdbY)Ŭ$GJ9yYHAMJZ԰Q ,  8UtFQF;2DŽYj EwVT0N 37)tdeyY3U?жA &4F&>"wK "gN?Q/RF&u>ڶѐ [8򏷬&׮N 5r%69>KEhIx)@Dm+)va䤎nlqdoVj<ز,%`xW(;~N1jы@&S1XnZX}bp ]m>R%$ӆ)5Mj Ͻj42unEo|W< |Ex\(9ױG[rٮ BO5E9[sLS'=e uXe3 hf)#]q"bs05 J;)H[(V9(Z Gۺ3+8[H |s+7Q uT]Ia Mx.ӸͣҞVU)IzmW45]p竣R&RWNQLT%9d5YpjbruAi#e1_=-[وq~d[>,w.1GU׌.fTb~;$%Q,Ue"u}=ԫ7Zm|$J{R.(B' ~ƺ'hJn;C|Gb.%^'؃:ȹ]^Oo^򒮛ezUdXhz'eH 6SCGU{,iA#ny~/ru|CRn?s@$Q'0u\B2E_s* vᬱ{mDo(7ə *٩dA\;rpN7?hCtn:[Swi qv?!igBQqŇ6뵯?|m^<ܞfbŵFbn^xE~Om[Hȝ#5=NNFsCgKKݪ؋}|cRc[rim݋$dKa>Wb&W!]^?lnDH"c&A U7e-W}pZ>{cO= ,À5,\v0^nccv#:x P Q)MdT1]%תdYT}/+ { N>:zr}|p @O/}-tܐ+МhEƗ>B_n&>.&m\%Oֿzj'qa|ae P|8YH=}p ^ >j5ZwKNP$JK*)xt8 W?ps)fEJ5h8H.n®gY{=zpE[܁> P^4؟ HjNhi38ÙIXZ I^SGyYdRuC(sji\VTg2{{8'1J2Ak9qSr1bmqو!.IO'D#yoU().˳|^2:J 3 ϫWVfA."jB"cdЁZ\V (٤!s@*@&!ztq5`q-!PW2ץxzp}}913ep@;uIDٽV~iGW!{wńopy{`y wSkm <\Fz m:1ԇB}xpJB3WFO]]KMѰzN44IC4cS#0|k4~]cwJ&Z2;}HyHP g)p.~`׏NǏ <'DFTGkz/[UtuXGG9*͏WJ~psPKŦX&Lp4m`RWzVW| i:y_$/jKʽ%kYZt&}-X^ X,>;CH"k:Wwc%x\:@+k?qﴵ+}(~tdk{ED<2pcEzA07wM0$ɍX+ko=_=$:;?>$j\U9?7M7΂֊ "綠CɿXӢwgƅq9M_+}s ߖlghZ{t2N$wm(4UrxoÃ#(B=$ת: :_& f|(2O}mr} ^P,ec&*>m{`ꔯVSrrW |]H؎Mo*-ܐTJk:w;ghVd(Z{)bttWoxFBGE< )+\jXܼ)T d?E;%EiQcu'?pKO^q:[+"g(^zUE^dmSkp1dk8zLsysQg?msؖM:k;)$F9ɼqY _NN=wN/o3jsŧS߲1. Y%5R?$ݛ@D?or<@O^ޣ/݃.yU&t/;CGC޺[8%u"Bz9QʕpiXvk`c _=o:(vW֝5hg̔ $m.[Dvu`1D%qK p{@7-wU*S\C/؛wiöu0\XoKO,6'+ҽфDY_^lf$3zyܬPƕ".~B I|Ye0@,f?/˪6 _UniNq q窠DFfH+ÀrN=ė]U`^χDw]yHR#|妣5sw;OgG29bN 1Ӻ\@Z~UQtsKWQOV6J k/uɝ̽-Q?pt_Q V"'C}F<ƝNHؿ%x%mk^ivUbWPN߶){cgQsm
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1