Name: Psychiatric Rehabilitation By Mounir Ekdawi
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Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide by Mounir Ekdawi

Based on research and clinical practice, this book offers practical advice and assistance. The authors discuss models of psychiatric rehabilitation, taking into account the Community Care Act and its impact on mental health care. The authors combine psyvhiatry with clinical psychology to provide an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. The topics include: philosophies and models of rehabilitation; assessment and interventions; resettlement and service planning; outcome indicators and measurement.

Preface. Chapter 1: People Involved with Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services. 1.1. People with Psychiatric Disability. 1.2. The Relatives. 1.3. Other Carers - the Rehabilitation Team. Chapter 2: Guiding Models and Philosophies. 2.1. Rehabilitation: A Definition. 2.2. Guiding Models. The medical or curative model The disability model. Skills Model. Needs Model. Roles. 2.3. Guiding Philosophies. Deinstitutionalization. Community Care. Normalization. Chapter 3: Rehabilitation Assessment. 3.1. The Process of Assessment. The aims of rehabilitation assessment. Background information for rehabilitation assessment. 3.2. Assessment Methods - General Principles. 3.3. Schedules and Rating Scales. Psychiatric assessment. Assessment of physical disabilities. Assessment of social functioning. Assessing the quality of life. Work assessment. Assessment of services. Chapter 4: Rehabilitation Interventions. 4.1. Medication. Maintenance medication. Non-compliance. Improving Compliance. 4.2. Behavioural Approaches. Token economy programmes. Managing difficult behaviour. Skills training. Direct treatment of symptoms. 4.3. Counselling. Elements of rehabilitation counselling. Counselling relatives. Chapter 5: Sheltered Environments. 5.1. Work. The effects of unemployment on health. Unemployment and psychiatric disability. Work rehabilitation. Provisions for work rehabilitation. 5.2. Accommodation. How many places are needed and of what type?. Who should provide the accommodation and how should it be funded?. What type of patient should live in what type of accommodation and what makes for a successful placement?. Should patients who are moving from one type of accommodation to another be prepared for the move, and if so how?. 5.3. Leisure and Socializing. Chapter 6: Resettlement. Chapter 7: The Organization of Rehabilitation Services. 7.1. Service Components. Planning individual programmes. Service planning. Chapter 8: Rehabilitation Outcomes.

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GOR007119750

ISBN 13

9780412429705

ISBN 10

0412429705

Title

Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide by Mounir Ekdawi

Author

Mounir Ekdawi

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year published

1993-11-25

Number of pages

224

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Mounir Ekdawi

Psychiatric Rehabilitation by Mounir Ekdawi

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide by Mounir Ekdawi

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