Family Interventions in Mental Illness: International Perspectives

by Harriet P. Lefley

Book Overview

Research has shown that interventions providing psychoeducation and assistance to family members significantly reduce hospitalizations for people with serious mental illness, and help families cope. But research-based models have not been implemented in most mental health systems. This volume looks at the political and socioeconomic realities involved, and describes ways innovative family services have been provided, despite those factors, in many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275969541
• ISBN13: 9780275969547
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"