This comprehensive appraisal of the schizophrenic condition and its treatment examines issues from an economic perspective. It covers therapeutic and management options, epidemiology, the economic evaluation of psychiatric methods, drug treatment, research and mental health policies.
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This comprehensive appraisal of the schizophrenic condition and its treatment examines issues from an economic perspective. It covers therapeutic and management options, epidemiology, the economic evaluation of psychiatric methods, drug treatment, research and mental health policies.
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New. 0471961086. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY--AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY--546 pp. --TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface; Issues and context; 1 Diagnosis: The DSM-IV Approach to Schizophrenia 2 Assessing the Symptoms of Schizophrenia 3 Multiaxial Evaluation and Documentation of Care 4 Social Dysfunctioning in Rehabilitation: Classification and Assessment 5 Quality of Life Issues and Assessment among Persons with Schizophrenia 6 Vocational Assessment in Schizophrenia 7 The Economic Significance of Social Factors Influencing the Outcome of Schizophrenia 8 Longitudinal Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia 9 Estimates of the Cost of Treating People with Schizophrenia: Contributions of Data from Epidemiologic Surveys 10 Epidemiology: a Tool in Health Economics 11 Some Issues for Consideration in Multi-site and International Reliability Studies 12 Drug Treatments 13 Side-effects of Neuroleptic Medication: Assessment and Impact on Outcome of Psychotic Disorders 14 Psychotherapy, Relapse Prevention and Management of Relapse in Schizophrenia 15 Early Detection and Intervention for Initial Episodes of Schizophrenia 16 Case Management of Persons with Schizophrenia and Other Severe Mental Illnesses in the USA 17 The Economic Evaluation of Case Management 18 Economic Implications of Involuntary Treatment for Schizophrenia 19 Costs and Benefits of Vocational Programs for People with Serious Mental Illness 20 Emerging Approaches to Housing and Support for People with Psychiatric Disabilities 21 Working with Families of Schizophrenic Patients: Effects on Clinical and Social Outcomes 22 A Psychological Approach to the Management of Schizophrenia 23 Psychoeducational Family Programs in the United States 24 Personnel Options in the Treatment of Schizophrenia in the USA 25 Personnel Options in the Treatment of Schizophrenia in the UK 26 The Economic Burden of Schizophrenia: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, and Cost Estimates 27 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Services by Means of Mental Health Care Information Systems 28 Measuring Services Use and Delivery 29 Estimating Costs of Schizophrenia and its Treatment 30 Methodology of Economic Evaluations of Mental Health Services: The Clinician's Perspective 31 The Health Economics of Schizophrenia Treatment 32 The Economic Evaluation of Drug Therapy for Schizophrenia 33 Insuring Severe Mental Disorders: A Comparison of Approaches 34 Financing and Paying for Care in Schizophrenia 35 Research as an Investment 36 Some Get More than They Pay For: Mental Health Services in Australia 37 Economic Impact of Schizophrenia on the Dutch Society 38 Mental Health Services In Spain 39 The Application of Mental Health Economics Methods in the People's Republic of China 40 From Psychiatric Hospital to Community Care: Reflections on the English Experience 41 Funding the Continuum of Care: A Rational Social Policy for the Care and Support of Persons with Schizophrenia 42 The Many Faces of Managed Care 43 Use of Health Economic Data by Health Administrators in National Health Systems 44 Description of the Mental Health Economics Research Program 45 State Mental Health Systems: Their Evolution and Use of Economic Tools 46 The National Schizophrenia Fellowship: History, Structural Development, Service Provision, and Campaigning 47 A Multinational Strategy on Mental Health Policy and Care. A WHO Collaborative Initiative and Consultative Program; Index. --DESCRIPTION: Provides those working in the mental health sector with information that can be helpful in making decisions that are clinically sensitive, economically feasible and socially acceptable. This volume is extremely timely in view of the current problems with mental health care and the funding for treatment of such long term illnesses as schizophrenia. --EDITORS: Moscarelli, Massimo (Association for Research into Costs and Assessment in Psychiatry); Rupp, Agnes...