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999			_c18426 _d18426
020			_a9780415934084
082			_a362.24 HEA/H
100			_aHEATH, DAVID S.
245			_aHOME TREATMENT FOR ACUTE MENTAL DISORDERS: AN ALTERNATIVE TO HOSPITALIZATION
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _bRoutledge _c2005
300			_a328p.
520			_aIn the U.S., when a patient is in need of rigorous psychiatric care, the first step is hospitalization. However, elsewhere in the world, psychiatric home treatment is proposed as an alternative. Model programs in Canada and the United Kingdom are publicly administered by community health agencies or teaching hospitals. Home Treatment for Acute Mental Disorders provides a review of the literature on home care and describes working programs around the world. This timely volume reviews treatment plans for different disorders with case illustrations, explains the administration of a PHC program and offers guidelines to case workers. It will be of interest to psychiatrists and policy makers working on the issue of patient hospitalization.
650			_aSocial Problems
650			_aMental Health
650			_aHome-based mental health services
650			_aHome care services
856			_uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203507063
942			_cE-BOOK