Guide for Mental Health Workers

by Armando R. Favazza and Barbara Starks Favazza

Book Overview

Written for the non-professional in the field of mental health, this unique manual explains-in jargon-free language-the basic categories and causes of mental illness, and the types of services that the volunteer or lay mental health worker can perform in the community. The volume fills a distinct need for concise and authoritative materials to match the growing community interest in adequate and informed mental health care.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472751328
• ISBN13: 9780472751327
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"