Table of Contents:
  • What is mental health, illness, and recovery / Piers Allott
  • Human rights and mental health law / David Hewitt
  • The care programme approach / Lynn Agnew
  • Interventions in mental health: promoting collaborative working and meaningful support / Simon Rippon
  • Medication management / Jacquie White
  • The role of primary care / Debbie Nixon, Tim Saunders
  • Medical diagnosis of mental illness / Rob Poole
  • Multidisciplinary team working and the roles of members / Karen Newbigging
  • Supporting staff / Jane Gilbert
  • From grassroots to statute: the mental health service user movement in England / Carey Bamber
  • Mental health advocacy and empowerment in focus / Rick Henderson
  • Personal experiences of mental health and illness
  • Carer perspectives / Alison Pearsall, Lillian Yates
  • Black and minority ethnic mental health / Melba Wilson [and others]
  • Gender and mental health / Barbara Hatfield
  • Substance misuse and mental health / Mark Holland, Vall Midson
  • Towards no secrets: the use of multi-agency policies and procedures to protect mental health service users from abuse / Ruth Ingram
  • Managing violence / Roy Butterworth.