Mutual support and mental health : a route to recovery /: a route to recovery. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maddy Loat.
• Other Names: Loat, Maddy
• Contents: Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. Processes and Functions of Mutual Support. 1. What is Mutual Support? 2. Mutual Support from a Developmental Perspective. 3. Mental Health Difficulties and Social Functioning. Part II. Mutual Support and Mental Health Provision. 4. Formal and Informal Help. 5. Group Therapy. 6. Therapeutic Communities. Part III. Applications of Mutual Support. 7. Does Mutual Support Work? Exploring the evidence base. 8. Putting Theory into Practice: How to Make a Difference. 9. The Future of Mutual Support. Part IV. Further Information. Professional Organisations in the United Kingdom. Therapeutic Communities in the United Kingdom. Mutual Support Organisations and Groups in the United Kingdom. Other Useful Contacts within the United Kingdom. Rest of World Contacts. References. Subject Index. Author Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (144 pages)
• Subjects: 362.2; Social, Group Or Collective Psychology; People with mental disabilities -- Services for; Self-help groups
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857005083; 0857005081
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.