Mental Health and Collaborative Community Practice, 4th Edition

A comprehensive reference on mental health in Australia and internationallyMental Health and Collaborative Community Practice: An Australian Perspective is an authoritative, comprehensive reference on the state of mental health and mental health care in Australia and internationally. It provides the latest information on descriptions of the disorders, policy, and treatments for mental illness.The fourth edition is updated with the most recent changes to policy and practice, including incorporating the new diagnostic tool ICD-11. With a strong focus on community collaboration and recovery and through the many stories of mental health care that are woven into the descriptions of disorders and their treatments, this edition provides guidance for a more personal approach to mental health care. An extended team of authors, editors and associate editors provide their interdisciplinary perspectives and lived experience to help readers understand and connect with the broad facets of mental health care.NEW TO THIS EDITIONNew associate editors with lived experience of mental health problems enable accuracy and respect to how people with mental illness feel about themselves and respond to medical, psychosocial and other interventionsNew chapters engage with issues of social determinants and needs of specific groups in the community while others extend the range of diagnoses consideredNew examples of mental health disorders and treatment in practice including personal stories of people with a mental illness and their experience of mental health care.

Graham Meadows is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University.John Farhall is Associate Professor of Psychology at La Trobe University and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at North Western Mental Health, Victoria.Ellie Fossey is Professor and Head of Occupational Therapy in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University.Brenda Happell is Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at University of Newcastle.Fiona McDermott is Associate Professor in Social Work at Monash University.Sebastian Rosenberg is Senior Lecturer in the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney and Head of Mental Health Policy Unit, Centre for Mental Health Research, at The Australian National University.

Mental Health and Collaborative Community Practice: An Australian Perspective is an authoritative, comprehensive reference on the state of mental health and mental health care in Australia and internationally. It provides the latest information on descriptions of the disorders, policy, and treatments for mental illness.The fourth edition is updated with the most recent changes to policy and practice, including incorporating the new diagnostic tool ICD11. With a strong focus on community collaboration and personal recovery and through the many personal stories of mental health care that are woven into the descriptions of disorders and their treatments, this edition provides guidance for a more personal approach to mental health care. An extended team of authors, editors and associate editors provide theirinterdisciplinary perspectives to help readers understand and connect with the broad facets of mental health care.

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