Mental disorder social impacts
Professions and fields
A number of professions have developed that specialise in the treatment of mental disorders, including the medical speciality of psychiatry (including psychiatric nursing)[1][2][3], the division of psychology known as clinical psychology[4], Social Work[5], as well as Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Counselors and Public Health professionals. Those with personal experience of using mental health services are also increasingly involved in researching and delivering mental health services and working as mental health professionals.[6][7][8][9] The different clinical and scientific perspectives draw on diverse fields of research and theory, and different disciplines may favor differing models, explanations and goals.[10]
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- ↑ University of Melbourne. (2005, August 19). What is Psychiatry?. Retrieved April 19, 2007, from http://www.psychiatry.unimelb.edu.au/info/what_is_psych.html
- ↑ California Psychiatric Association. (2007, February 28). Frequently Asked Questions About Psychiatry & Psychiatrists. Retrieved April 19, 2007, from http://www.calpsych.org/publications/cpa/faqs.html
- ↑ American Psychological Association, Division 12, http://www.apa.org/divisions/div12/aboutcp.html
- ↑ Golightley, M. (2004) Social work and Mental Health Learning Matters, UK
- ↑ Goldstrom ID, Campbell J, Rogers JA, et al (2006) National estimates for mental health mutual support groups, self-help organizations, and consumer-operated services. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33:92–102
- ↑ The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (1998) The experiences of mental health service users as mental health professionals
- ↑ Chamberlin J. (2005) User/consumer involvement in mental health service delivery. Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc. Jan-Mar;14(1):10-4. PMID 15792289
- ↑ Terence V. McCann, John Baird, Eileen Clark, Sai Lu (2006) Beliefs about using consumer consultants in inpatient psychiatric units International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 15 (4), 258–265.
- ↑ Rogers, A. & Pilgram, D. (2005) A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness, Open University Press, 3rd Edition. ISBN 0335215831