Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective

by John Petrila

Book Overview

Increasingly, a public health framework is needed to develop and advance mental health systems both nationally and locally. This uniquely multidisciplinary work integrates knowledge derived from research in epidemiology, treatment methods, service systems, and public policy to delineate such a framework. The second edition has been expanded to give readers a more comprehensive understanding of the organization, financing and delivery of mental health...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195153952
• ISBN13: 9780195153958
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.