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In this age of spiraling health care costs, it is imperative that the family's role in treating patients with chronic mental illness not be overlooked - by policy makers and clinicians alike. The families themselves insist that the government and care-providing agencies learn new ways to relate to them and patients. Helping Families Cope with Mental Illness is a comprehensive guide to the family's experience of chronic and serious mental illness for clinicians and educators in a wide range of mental health disciplines. It details all major areas of the clinician-family relationship - consumer perspectives, cultural diversity, social policy, ethical issues, practical coping strategies, research and training issues, major service issues, managed care, and cost-saving measures.
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A practical text that focuses on the mental disorders most often encountered in children and adolescents. Experts in the field discuss collaborative treatment and theoretical foundations for nursing care of this population. Current research and biological theories are integrated throughout the text. A must-have reference for the practitioner in psychiatric, paediatric and family nursing. This text provides clinical examples and covers problems in parenting and chemical dependencies. A special unit is also included on groups that are particularly at-risk for mental disorders, including discussions about victimization, chronic illness and disability, children of mentally ill and homeless families.
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