Dual Diagnosis

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Practice in Context

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Dual Diagnosis: Practice in Context is a practical, evidence-based guide designed for practitioners in multi-disciplinary mental health and substance misuse services. The book is divided into three sections, beginning with an exploration of contemporary contextual issues. It then examines dual diagnosis in special populations such as those with personality disorders, women, young people, and older adults, alongside contemporary challenges like crystal methamphetamine use and mental health. The final section reviews international service responses, including service model development, commissioning, research, and practice enhancement, concluding with priorities for intervention and education advancement.
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This book is suited for healthcare professionals including mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and psychiatrists, as well as researchers and educationists interested in dual diagnosis within mental health and substance misuse frameworks.

Dual Diagnosis: Practice in Context is a practical evidence-based guide for practitioners working in multi-disciplinary mental health and substance misuse service settings. Divided into three sections, this comprehensive and international text first explores the contemporary contextual issues surrounding the subject area.

Description

Dual Diagnosis: Practice in Context is a practical evidence-based guide for practitioners working in multi-disciplinary mental health and substance misuse service settings. Divided into three sections, this comprehensive and international text first explores the contemporary contextual issues surrounding the subject area. It then goes on to review dual diagnosis in some of the 'special' populations, including people diagnosed with personality disorders, women, young people, and older adults, as well as contemporary issues such as crystal methamphetamine and mental health.

Part three reviews the development of international service responses to dual diagnosis and discusses the development and commissioning of service models, research, and practice development. The text concludes with a chapter outlining priorities for the development of interventions, service approaches, research, and education.

Key Features:

An authoritative in-depth review of both theoretical, clinical, and policy issues within a single text
Draws together a range of established contributors from a variety of disciplines, including mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and psychiatrists
International in focus, with contributors from the UK, USA, Europe, and Australia

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Mental Health Practice describes this work as a valuable resource that keeps important issues alive. It praises the book as beneficial for clinicians, educationists, and researchers focused on dual diagnosis, helping improve service users’ experiences and the quality of care provided.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405180092

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 October 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Peter Phillips
Edited by Tom Sandford
Edited by Olive McKeown
Edited by Peter Phillips

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 517g

Pages: 292

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Addiction & Recovery Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction

About the Author

Dr Peter Phillips is Senior Lecturer in Addiction in the Department of Mental Health & Learning Disability at City University London, and Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Mental Health Sciences, at University College London Medical School. Peter’s background is in low threshold drug services in inner London, and substance use research.

Dr Olive McKeown works at St George’s Medical School in London, taking a lead role in under-graduate medical education. She is actively involved in substance misuse and dual diagnosis education within a wide range of medical, nursing and inter-professional programmes

Tom Sandford is Director of RCN England and former RCN Advisor on Mental Health. Tom was previously general manager of mental health services in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington.