..., and outreach programmes. Also emphasized is the value of culturally sensitive mental health-promoting strategies to improve mental health literacy and reduce stigma among immigrants and refugees. cultural competency psychiatric services training immigrants refugees asylum seekers barriers to care cross...

... liberalization health policy psychiatric services pharmaceuticalization traditional medicines Health is perhaps the most crucial aspect of human well-being. ( Sen 1998 : 25) A long life free of disease and suffering is something that societies aspire to achieve for their members, though they may adopt...

...This chapter is concerned with the broad impact of psychiatric services on society. It initially shares the experiences of Peter, a man with mental illness, along with his treatment and eventual admission to a psychiatric ward. To find out whether this impact has been positive, the chapter...

...Oxford University Press This chapter covers different aspects of psychiatric services in the forensic setting, and the relationships between them. It begins with the structure of forensic services, and goes on to secure hospital settings, and special provisions within secure settings. Gender...

... that individuals at high risk will be harmed by being informed of their at-risk status, by being stigmatized as a result of being unnecessarily involved with psychiatric services, or by being coerced into receiving treatments that cause more harm than good. These risks must be taken very seriously since many...

... bereavement; know when to refer patients for psychiatric services; and employ strategies for self-care. This chapter provides a review of grief theories, essential assessment components, and strategies for supportive counseling and mental health referrals. grief bereavement complicated bereavement...

..., for which evidence is strong. This chapter provides recommendations for researchers, clinicians, and policymakers. All these recommendations are based on the principle of equity between physical and mental illness, and better integration between psychiatric services and social care and between primary care...

... bereavement, know when to refer patients for psychiatric services, and employ strategies for self-care. This chapter provides a review of grief theories, essential assessment components, and strategies for supportive counseling and mental health referrals. grief bereavement complicated bereavement...

...This chapter offers an explanation for the ineffectiveness of psychiatric services. Some psychiatric treatments that are widely used today are not nearly as effective as is commonly supposed; their potency has been systematically exaggerated by the pharmaceutical industry's manipulation...

... highlights clinical indicators that increase or decrease risk for acute violence, including evaluation of hallucinations, delusions, intoxication, and agitation. schizophrenia risk assessment violence dangerousness paranoia hallucination emergency psychiatric services alcohol use disorders homeless...

... change and dementia. Older mentally disordered offenders present different assessment, diagnostic and management challenges to their younger counterparts and specialist secure psychiatric services have evolved to meet their needs. The number of older people in prison has increased dramatically...

... psychiatric services are organized....