1st Edition

Social Work, Psychiatry and the Law Second Edition

By N.N. Pringle, P.J Thompson Copyright 1999
229 Pages
by Routledge

229 Pages
by Routledge

229 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1999, this volume is a revision of an earlier edition, after which there has been a virtual transformation in the provision of mental health services, examining issues including disturbances in children and adolescents, severe and enduring mental illness, drugs, ethical issues and developing a psychotherapeutic approach to approved social work. Many asylums have been closed,... Read more

1. Law, Policy and Practice. 2. Psychiatry, Diagnosis and Treatment. 3. Severe and Enduring Mental Illness. 4. Disturbances in Children and Adolescents. 5. Mental Impairment, Learning Disability and Difficulty. 6. Older People. 7. Culture and Diversity. 8. Drugs, Alcohol and Addictions. 9. Dangerousness, Suicide and Homicide. 10. Aspects of Understanding. 11. Ethical Issues in Approved Social Work. 12. Developing a Psychotherapeutic Approach to Approved Social Work.

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N.N. Pringle, P.J Thompson