Bøker av Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

"Disaster Psychiatry: Readiness, Evaluation, and Treatment synthesizes information gathered from a variety of sources to explain, using a biopsychosocial model, what a disaster is, how disasters relate to mental health, and how psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can effectively intervene to reduce suffering in such circumstances"--

This comprehensive volume examines the myriad factors that have led to the current state of health care in the United States-starting with an analysis of the meaning and history of value measurement-but it does not stop there. It offers a holistic vision for health care reform, one in which psychiatric professionals play a pivotal role.

This simple, evidence-based guide challenges psychiatrists to initiate changes in their clinical work; in the operation of their agencies, programs, and teams; and in their partnerships with local criminal justice and behavioral health providers to positively impact people with behavioral health conditions in the criminal justice system.

First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book offers a unique framework for examining the various types of family murder-delving into the commonalities, the differences, and society's misconceptions and providing readers with a comprehensive guide to begin to understand these tragedies.

Psychotherapy Is Worth It: A Comprehensive Review of its Cost-Effectiveness is a multi-authored study on the environmental, cultural, and biological factors associated with mental illness, its treatment or lack thereof, and its true cost to society.

This volume presents studies of the outcome of pathology for children with specific psychiatric diagnoses, such as in children with chronic medical illnesses, childhood traumas, mood and anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorders, and eating disorders.