Social and Community Psychiatry: Towards a Critical, Patient-Oriented Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Brief Historical Overview of Madness in Social Psychiatry....Pages 3-15
Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Social Psychiatry....Pages 17-40
Psychiatric Epidemiology and Its Applications in Social Psychiatry....Pages 41-57
Global Mental Health....Pages 59-76
Psychiatric Reform in Greece....Pages 77-91
The Contribution of Psychoanalytical Thinking and Practice to Social Community Psychiatry....Pages 93-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Promoting Mental Health: From Theory To Best Practice....Pages 117-131
Social Suffering and Mental Health in Metropolitan Athens: A Qualitative Approach....Pages 133-143
The Recovery Model and Modern Psychiatric Care: Conceptual Perspective, Critical Approach and Practical Application....Pages 145-165
Mobile Mental Health Units on the Islands: The Experience of Cyclades....Pages 167-191
Community Child Psychiatry: The Example of Mobile Mental Health Units in the NE and Western Cyclades....Pages 193-213
A Modern-Day Community Daycare Centre in Operation....Pages 215-247
Assertive Community Treatment: Home Intervention for People with Severe and Enduring Mental Health Problems: Designing the Greek Model....Pages 249-275
Brief Psychotherapy in a Community Framework....Pages 277-307
Community Mental Healthcare for Migrants....Pages 309-329
Modern Technologies and Applications and Community Psychiatry....Pages 331-341
Assessment and Management of Domestic Violence Cases Within a Community Mental Health Services Framework....Pages 343-364
Sexuality of Patients with Serious Psychiatric Disorders in Psychosocial Rehabilitation Units....Pages 365-385
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Evaluation of Social Psychiatry Services....Pages 389-403
Implications of the Socioeconomic Crisis for Staff in Community PSR Units: The Case of an NGO....Pages 405-417
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
Staff Evaluation and Presentation of Organisational Culture in Mental Health Structures....Pages 419-434
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
User and Family Participation in Mental Health Services....Pages 437-449
Involuntary Hospitalisation: Legislative Framework, Epidemiology and Outcome....Pages 451-468
The Impact of the Economic Crisis in Greece: Epidemiological Perspective and Community Implications....Pages 469-483
Afterword: The Economic Crisis and Mental Health....Pages 485-507
Back Matter....Pages 509-518