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Mental health and social policy :

0205880975

9780205880973

0205880975

0205922430

9780205881321

9780205922437

Mental health and social policy :

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beyond managed care /

David Mechanic, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Donna D. McAlpine, University of Minnesota, David A. Rochefort, Northeastern University.

Sixth edition.

Boston :

Pearson,

[2013]

©2014

xiv, 350 pages :

illustrations ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Mental Health and Mental Illness as Social Issues -- Defining Mental Illness -- The Consequences of Mental Illness -- Consequences of Behavior Disorders in Childhood -- The Importance of Mental Health Professions -- Societal Burdens and Policy Dilemmas -- Conclusion -- References -- pt. ONE FOUNDATIONS -- 2.What Are Mental Health and Mental Illness? -- The Classification of Mental Disorder -- Contested Categories of Disorder -- Development of DSM-5 -- Schizophrenia: An Example in Psychiatric Conceptualization -- Is Mental Illness a Social Judgment or a Disease? -- Developmental Models -- Conceptualizing Mental Health -- Culture and the Definition of Mental Disorder -- The Social Policy Connection -- Conclusion -- References -- 3.A Brief History of Mental Health Policy in the United States -- A Century of State Hospital Care -- The Shift to Community Care -- Implementing a National Community Mental Health Policy

Note continued: 11.Mental Illness, the Community, and the Law -- Involuntary Hospitalization -- Psychiatric Advance Directives -- Outpatient Commitment and Mental Health Courts -- Criminalization of Persons with Mental Illness -- A Note on Dangerousness and the Relationship Between Mental Illness and Violence -- The Right to Treatment -- The Right to Treatment Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C. -- The Right to Treatment for Children Under Medicaid -- The Right to Refuse Treatment -- The Social Context of Legal Reform in Mental Health -- Conclusion -- References -- 12.Mental Health Policy Analysis -- Characteristics of the Mental Health Policy Domain -- Persistence of Stigma -- Definitional Ambiguity -- Service Complexity -- Federal Structure -- Policy Cycles and Issue Triggers -- Five Approaches to Mental Health Policy Analysis -- Analyzing the Politics of Policymaking -- Implementation Analysis

Note continued: Illness Behavior and Selection into Care -- Special Populations -- The Elderly -- Children and Adolescents -- Race and Ethnicity -- Primary Medical Care and the Promise of Integration -- Conclusion -- References -- 7.The Financing and Delivery of Mental Health Services -- Mental Health Expenditures and Coverage -- The Parity Struggle and Its Accomplishments -- Payment Changes and Professional and Clinical Responses -- Utilization of Services and Financing Patterns -- The Economics of Mental Health Care -- Psychiatric Care Under Prepayment Plans -- The Structure of Insurance and Needed Mental Health Benefits -- Impact of the Affordable Care Act -- Conclusion -- References -- 8.Managed Mental Health Care -- Basic Mechanisms of Managed Care -- Types of Managed Care Organizations -- Managed Care for Persons with Mental Illness -- Opportunities and Special Problems in Managed Mental Health Care -- Managed Care Performance

Note continued: More Attempts at National Policy Reform -- Deinstitutionalization: A Deeper Look -- Conclusion -- References -- pt. TWO SCOPE AND CAUSES OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS -- 4.Psychiatric Epidemiology: Science, Counting, and Making Sense of the Numbers -- Development of Psychiatric Epidemiology -- Analytical Quandaries -- Continued Use of Symptom Indexes -- Special Populations -- Children and Adolescents -- The Elderly -- Race, Ethnicity, and Culture -- Conclusion -- References -- 5.Controlling Mental Illness: Theory, Research, and Methods of Intervention -- Genes, Environment, and the Brain -- The Psychosocial Development Perspective -- The Social Stress Perspective -- Inequality and Risk of Mental Disorders -- A Note on the Labeling Perspective -- Psychotherapeutic Approaches -- Medication -- Other Somatic Treatments -- Conclusion -- References -- pt. THREE THE TREATMENT SYSTEM -- 6.Illness Behavior and Entrance into Treatment -- Patterns of Service Use

Note continued: Policy Analysis by Normative Criteria -- Policy Analysis by Patient Case Study -- Formal Policy Evaluation.

Note continued: The Regulatory Debate in Managed Care -- Conclusion -- References -- 9.Mental Health Professions and Practice -- Mental Health Professions and Their Work Patterns -- Trust and the Mental Health Professions -- Social Influences on Psychiatric Judgment -- Personal and Social Biographies -- The Sociocultural Context -- Constraints of Practice Organization and Settings -- Conclusion -- References -- pt. FOUR SOCIAL POLICY -- 10.Building an Effective Community Support System: Knowledge, Aspirations, and Social Policy -- Assessing Institutional and Community Environments -- Mental Illness, Homelessness, and Housing -- Innovations in Employment -- Ongoing Reform of Medicaid -- The Role of Disability Programs -- Redesigning Community Care Programs -- Issues Concerning Case Management -- Approaches to Integrating Services -- Recognizing the Role of Families -- Mental Health Policy and the Contemporary Era -- Conclusion -- References

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"Rooted in research findings that support an evidence-based orientation to treatment and recovery, the sixth edition of Mental Health and Social Policy takes a multidisciplinary approach to mental health and social policy. It examines the nature, origins, distribution, and consequences of disorders, while detailing information on the services, programs, and social policies that have been developed to assist people with mental health problems." Amazon.com viewed 5/8/2020

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Rochefort, David A.

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